R.A.F Kingsnorth Traditional Cache
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RAF Kingsnorth.
RAF Station Kingsnorth is a former WW2 airfield Near Kingsnorth. The airfield is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Ashford.
The USAAF Ninth Air Force required several temporary Advanced landing ground airfields (ALG) along the channel coast prior to the D-Day invasion to provide tactical air support for the ground forces landing in France. Kingsnorth airfield was selected in July 1942 and given the final go-ahead for construction in December with a completion date of 1 March 1943.
The site required the cutting down of several acres of woodland to give clearance at the north-cast end of the main runway. The main was aligned 04/22 and was 4,725 ft long, with one secondary runway aligned 13/31 of 4,151 ft (1,265 m). Both were surfaced with metal wire Sommerfield Track, as were the perimeter and the aircraft standings. Three minor roads were closed because they were crossed by the runways. The landing ground was ready by mid-March but the airfield was not opened until 1 July 1943, by which time two Blister hangars, a 74,000-gallon fuel store, and other facilities were in place. Two more Blisters were added later.
Tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure; a dump for supplies, ammunition, and gasoline drums, along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting.
The cache is placed on the edge of the Airfield boundery.
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