| RNAS Kingsnorth RAF Kingsnorth   | |
|---|---|
| Kingsnorth (Medway), Isle of Grain, Kent in England | |
  RNAS Kingsnorth Shown within Kent  RNAS Kingsnorth RNAS Kingsnorth (the United Kingdom) | |
| Coordinates | 51°25′22″N 0°36′07″E / 51.42278°N 0.60194°E |
| Type | Royal Air Force station |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Admiralty |
| Operator | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1913/14 |
| In use | April 1914 - August 1921 |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Commander Neville Usborne RNVR |
RNAS Kingsnorth was a First World War Royal Navy air station for airships, initially operating as an experimental and training station, it later moved on to large scale production of airships. It also provided anti-submarine patrols. A number of experimental and prototype blimps were designed and tested there and until 1916, it was the lead airship training establishment in the Royal Naval Air Service.[1]
It was located at the southeastern coast of the Hoo Peninsula in Kent.[2]
It is not to be confused with RAF Kingsnorth, a separate airfield near Ashford in southern Kent under RAF control before and during World War II.
- ^ "Archaeological and historical analysis by southern power" (PDF).
- ^ Historic England. "Kingsnorth Airship Station (1458978)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 May 2021.