RNAS Kingsnorth   RAF Kingsnorth | |
|---|---|
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Military |
| Location | Kingsnorth, Isle of Grain |
| Opened | April 1914 |
| Closed | August 1921 |
| Commander | Commander Neville Usborne RNVR |
| Occupants | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
| Coordinates | 51°25′22″N 0°36′07″E / 51.42278°N 0.60194°E |
| Map | |
  RNAS Kingsnorth Location in Kent | |
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 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.