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Gravesend Airport, located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-east of Gravesend town centre, Kent and 7.0 miles (11.3 km) west of Rochester. It was operated from 1932 until 1956. It was initially a civil airfield, and became a Royal Air Force station known as RAF Gravesend during the Second World War, when it was under the control of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. It was the first RAF station to operate the North American Mustang III.The airport returned to civilian use at the conclusion of the Second World War, although it remained under the ownership of the Air Ministry until its closure in 1956.It is notable that a decision had to be made in 1954, by the Air Ministry, as to whether this civil airport should be retained and substantially enlarged, or the extensions east of Thong

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  • مطار جرافيسيند (ar)
  • Gravesend Airport (en)
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  • مطار جرافيسيند (بالإنجليزية: Gravesend Airport)‏ يقع على 2.5 ميل (4.0 كـم) جنوب شرق وسط مدينة جرافيسيند، كنت و 7.0 ميل (11.3 كـم) غرب روتشستر. تم تشغيله من عام 1932 حتى عام 1956. كان في البداية مطارًا مدنيًا، وأصبح محطة للقوات الجوية الملكية تُعرف باسم جرافسيند للقوات المسلحة الملكية (بالإنجليزية: RAF Gravesend)‏ وذلك خلال الحرب العالمية الثانية، عندما كان المطار تحت سيطرة قيادة سلاح الجو الملكي البريطاني أثناء معركة بريطانيا. كان أول محطة تابعة لسلاح الجو الملكي تشغل نورث أمريكان إفياشين بيه-51 موستانغ. عاد المطار إلى الاستخدام المدني في نهاية الحرب العالمية الثانية، على الرغم من أنه ظل تحت ملكية وزارة الطيران حتى إغلاقه في عام 1956. من الجدير بالذكر أنه كان لا بد من اتخاذ قرار في عام 1954، من قبل وزارة الطيران، بشأن ما إذا كان يجب الاحتفاظ بهذا المطار المدني وتوسيعه بشكل كبير، أو إفراغ ا (ar)
  • Gravesend Airport, located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-east of Gravesend town centre, Kent and 7.0 miles (11.3 km) west of Rochester. It was operated from 1932 until 1956. It was initially a civil airfield, and became a Royal Air Force station known as RAF Gravesend during the Second World War, when it was under the control of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. It was the first RAF station to operate the North American Mustang III.The airport returned to civilian use at the conclusion of the Second World War, although it remained under the ownership of the Air Ministry until its closure in 1956.It is notable that a decision had to be made in 1954, by the Air Ministry, as to whether this civil airport should be retained and substantially enlarged, or the extensions east of Thong (en)
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