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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ICAO_airport_code" title="ICAO airport code">ICAO</a>: <i>none</i></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Summary</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Airport type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Private</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Serves</th><td class="infobox-data">Canterbury</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Canterbury</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation <a href="/wiki/Height_above_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Height above sea level">AMSL</a></th><td class="infobox-data">170 ft / 52 m</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&params=51_15_16_N_1_9_22_E_type:airport"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°15′16″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°9′22″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.25444°N 1.15611°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.25444; 1.15611</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DDDDFF; color: black">Map</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="200" data-zoom="10" data-overlays="["_cde1fe0ccee5eae90fbf8fe5a6ad07d166eed090"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,270x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&revid=1236459508&groups=_cde1fe0ccee5eae90fbf8fe5a6ad07d166eed090" width="270" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,270x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&revid=1236459508&groups=_cde1fe0ccee5eae90fbf8fe5a6ad07d166eed090 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bekesbourne Aerodrome</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Airport" title="Airport">airport</a> located at the southeast edge of the village of <a href="/wiki/Bekesbourne" title="Bekesbourne">Bekesbourne</a>, southeast of <a href="/wiki/Canterbury" title="Canterbury">Canterbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>. It operated from 1916 until 1940, and had both military and civil roles. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_I">World War I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: World War I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The airfield started as <b>RFC Bekesbourne</b> when the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> requisitioned 98 acres (40 ha) of land in 1916 as an Emergency Landing Ground (ELG).<sup id="cite_ref-Histkent_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Histkent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> B flight of <a href="/wiki/No._50_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 50 Squadron RAF">No. 50 (Home Defence) Squadron</a> moved in, operating <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_F.K.3" title="Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3">Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3</a> and <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_F.K.8" title="Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8">F.K.8</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_B.E.2" title="Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2">Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_B.E.12" title="Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12">B.E.12</a> aircraft. Very little action was seen. After a German bombing raid on London in 1917, some <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_S.E.5" title="Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5">S.E.5</a> aircraft from <a href="/wiki/No._56_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 56 Squadron RAF">No.56 Squadron</a> were brought in between 21 June and 5 July, but again, no combat operations were undertaken.<sup id="cite_ref-Action_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Action-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite the land being on a slope, and quite restricted in dimensions (there is a railway line on the northern boundary), 50 Squadron moved in entirely on 8 February 1918, and soon standardised on the S.E.5A fighter. With the creation of the <a href="/wiki/RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF">Royal Air Force</a> on 1 April, the Squadron's duties expanded at what was now <b>RAF Bekesbourne</b>, and it upgraded its tents and temporary buildings. The S.E.5A aircraft were found to take too long to warm up, and during August were replaced by 24 <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Camel" title="Sopwith Camel">Sopwith Camels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Action_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Action-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By September 1918 two <a href="/wiki/Lattice_truss_bridge#Belfast_truss" title="Lattice truss bridge">Belfast Truss hangars</a> had been completed, along with other buildings. The squadron nicknamed its hangar "The Nest".<sup id="cite_ref-Delve_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Delve-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Commanding_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commanding Officer">Commanding Officer</a> from December 1918 until disbandment was Major A T Harris <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">AFC</a>., later <a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">Marshal of the Royal Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/Sir_Arthur_Harris,_1st_Baronet" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet">Sir Arthur Harris</a> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath" title="Order of the Bath">GCB</a> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">OBE</a> AFC.<sup id="cite_ref-50Sqn_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50Sqn-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 50 Squadron was disbanded in June 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-Action_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Action-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inter-war_years">Inter-war years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Inter-war years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During 1919, dozens of <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Snipe" title="Sopwith Snipe">Sopwith Snipes</a> were stored at the airfield, some direct from the manufacturer, and were all burned.<sup id="cite_ref-Action_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Action-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1920 the RAF relinquished the airfield and civilian flying started. </p><p>The airfield was named <b>Canterbury Airport</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Action_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Action-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though it was usually referred to as <b>Bekesbourne Aerodrome</b> even in official papers such as aircraft registration documents where that name is given as the "Usual Station".<sup id="cite_ref-CAA_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is no record of any scheduled services using the airport. </p><p>A notable occupant of the airport was <a href="/wiki/Edward_Whitehead_Reid" title="Edward Whitehead Reid">Dr. Edward Douglas Whitehead Reid</a>, a senior surgeon at <a href="/wiki/Kent_and_Canterbury_Hospital" title="Kent and Canterbury Hospital">Kent and Canterbury Hospital</a>. In 1919 he bought an old <a href="/wiki/Airco_DH.6" title="Airco DH.6">Airco DH.6</a> which he kept at the airport - becoming the first owner in Britain of a private aircraft after World War I. He went on to own several further aircraft, all based here, which he used for visiting patients, touring, joyriding flights, and competitions. He became very well known in aviation circles, and when he was killed in a crash in 1930, one of the tributes at his funeral came from <a href="/wiki/Amy_Johnson" title="Amy Johnson">Amy Johnson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Aeroplane_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aeroplane-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Kent Gliding Club had a base here. Dr Whitehead Reid was a member, and in 1930 became its president. </p><p>In 1930, the landowner Robert Christian Ramsay<sup id="cite_ref-AB-IX_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AB-IX-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> set up Kent Aircraft Services.<sup id="cite_ref-Sussex_History_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sussex_History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This company operated the airfield and built Avro 504K aircraft from spare parts (see list below). He also established Kent Flying Club in 1931,<sup id="cite_ref-Graces_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graces-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> setting up a workshop, offices and a lounge and bar in the hangar. Their first aircraft were an autogyro, <a href="/wiki/Cierva_C.19" title="Cierva C.19">Cierva C.19</a> G-ABUH, and a <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.60_Moth#Variants" title="De Havilland DH.60 Moth">De Havilland DH.60M Moth</a>, G-AAKO.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the club's first students was the owner, RC Ramsay, then aged 71, who gained his "A" licence after 20 hours dual teaching from the instructor, Fit-Lt J. H, Barringer.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_19320506_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_19320506-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both organisations were transferred to a new company, Airsales & Service Ltd in 1934.<sup id="cite_ref-Sussex_History_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sussex_History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new company traded as aircraft dealers and as an aircraft maintenance and repair organisation.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aircraft ownership seemed to transfer easily between RC Ramsay, Kent Flying Club, and Airsales & Service, with most at some time operating with the club. They all appear to have ceased operations when the airfield was closed by the start of WWII, and Airsales & Service Ltd was wound up in 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Aircraft_built_by_Kent_Aircraft_Services">Aircraft built by Kent Aircraft Services</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Aircraft built by Kent Aircraft Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These were all Avro 504K aircraft built from spare parts and fitted with three seats.<sup id="cite_ref-BritAv-PtP_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BritAv-PtP-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Golden_Years_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Golden_Years-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>G-AAUJ c/n KAS.1 registered 2 February 1930</li> <li>G-AAUK c/n KAS.2 registered 7 February 1930</li> <li>G-AAUL c/n KAS.3 registered 7 February 1930</li> <li>G-AAWC c/n KAS.5 registered April 1930</li> <li>G-AAWD c/n KAS.4 registered April 1930</li> <li>G-ABJF c/n KAS.6 registered March 1931</li> <li>G-ABOL c/n KAS.7 registered 23 July 1931</li></ul> <p>Another notable user of the airport was <a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Randrup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Randrup (page does not exist)">Michael Randrup</a>, who started his training here in 1935 and gained his pilot's licence in 1936. He possibly used <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.60_Moth" title="De Havilland DH.60 Moth">DH.60G Gipsy Moth</a> G-ABJZ which his cousin Ivan C Randrup kept here from October 1936 until he sold it to Airsales & Service on 5 July 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-AB-IX_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AB-IX-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went on to become chief <a href="/wiki/Test_pilot" title="Test pilot">test pilot</a> for <a href="/wiki/D._Napier_%26_Son" title="D. Napier & Son">D. Napier & Son</a>, in which role he piloted <a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">English Electric Canberra</a> B.2 WK163 to set a new <a href="/wiki/Flight_altitude_record#Fixed-wing_aircraft" title="Flight altitude record">world aeroplane altitude record</a> of 70,310 feet (21,430 m) in 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-thisday_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thisday-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-tartan_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tartan-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1930s, <a href="/wiki/Barnstorming#Flying_circuses" title="Barnstorming">flying circuses</a> were very popular, and visited hundreds of venues, from official airfields to appropriate farms or waste land. It is thought that the following flying circuses visited Bekesbourne: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Cobham" title="Alan Cobham">Alan Cobham</a>’s Flying Circus, British Hospitals Air Pageant Tour, British Empire Air Display Tour, Coronation Air Displays Tour.<sup id="cite_ref-UKAG_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UKAG-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A section of the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Guard" title="Civil Air Guard">Civil Air Guard</a> was established here in 1938, but the airport was closed on the outbreak of war in 1939. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite having been closed in 1939, the airfield was reactivated for a short period in 1940, when, on 20 May, <a href="/wiki/Westland_Lysander" title="Westland Lysander">Westland Lysanders</a> of <a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 2 Squadron RAF">No. 2 Squadron RAF</a> arrived. They were joined for two days (29 and 30 May) by Lysanders from <a href="/wiki/No._13_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 13 Squadron RAF"> No. 13 Squadron</a>. The Lysanders made armed reconnaissance flights over France until 2 Squadron moved out on 8 June. The airfield was well obstructed by strakes and abandoned, never to be used again.<sup id="cite_ref-Action_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Action-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Airfields_of_Britain_Memorial,_Bekesbourne_Aerodrome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1246452.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Airfields_of_Britain_Memorial%2C_Bekesbourne_Aerodrome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1246452.jpg/220px-Airfields_of_Britain_Memorial%2C_Bekesbourne_Aerodrome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1246452.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Airfields_of_Britain_Memorial%2C_Bekesbourne_Aerodrome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1246452.jpg/330px-Airfields_of_Britain_Memorial%2C_Bekesbourne_Aerodrome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1246452.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Airfields_of_Britain_Memorial%2C_Bekesbourne_Aerodrome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1246452.jpg/440px-Airfields_of_Britain_Memorial%2C_Bekesbourne_Aerodrome_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1246452.jpg 2x" data-file-width="479" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust Memorial</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_use">Current use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Current use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some airfield buildings, including the Officers’ Mess and combined station chapel and <a href="/wiki/NAAFI" class="mw-redirect" title="NAAFI">NAAFI</a>, have been converted into bungalows.<sup id="cite_ref-ABCT_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABCT-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the Belfast Truss Hangars survived the war, and was converted to a warehouse. It was severely damaged by the <a href="/wiki/Great_Storm_of_1987" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Storm of 1987">Great Storm of 1987</a>. It was rebuilt afterwards, but in 1997 it was demolished and the site was redeveloped to create the De Havillands housing estate. The rest of the airfield returned to agricultural use. </p><p>Local road names reflect the existence of the airfield: Aerodrome Road, Lysander Close, and De Havillands. There are two memorial stones, one from the <a href="/wiki/Airfields_of_Britain_Conservation_Trust" title="Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust">Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust</a>, and one commemorating the RFC and RAF.<sup id="cite_ref-KHF_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KHF-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accidents_and_incidents">Accidents and incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Accidents and incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On 23 June 1921, a passing aircraft, a <a href="/wiki/Bl%C3%A9riot-SPAD_S.27" title="Blériot-SPAD S.27">Blériot-SPAD S.27</a>, F-CMAY of <a href="/wiki/Compagnie_des_Messageries_A%C3%A9riennes" title="Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes">Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes</a>, was en route from <a href="/wiki/Croydon" title="Croydon">Croydon</a> to <a href="/wiki/Le_Bourget" title="Le Bourget">Le Bourget</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>. It encountered technical problems and attempted a forced landing, possibly aiming for the aerodrome, but crashed onto the adjacent railway line, first hitting telegraph cables which would have softened the impact. The two passengers were entirely unharmed, while the pilot received minor injuries having been pinned underneath the aircraft. The aircraft was written off, and was cleared from the railway line by workmen from the aerodrome.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN_#_201006_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN_#_201006-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 2 January 1931 Avro 504K, G-AARV, suffered engine failure on the approach to Bekesbourne on a flight from Lympne. The aircraft was written off but the pilot and owner, Sydenham Armstrong Payne Jr, was unhurt.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN_#_201483_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN_#_201483-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 5 February 1933 a <a href="/wiki/Martinsyde_Buzzard" title="Martinsyde Buzzard">Martinsyde F4A Buzzard</a>, G-ABKH, crashed on take-off. The aircraft was written off, but the pilot survived. <sup id="cite_ref-ASN_#_202538_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN_#_202538-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 2 September 1934 <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.60_Moth" title="De Havilland DH.60 Moth">DH.60G Gipsy Moth</a> G-AAEU, owned by RC Ramsay and operated by Kent Flying Club, stalled and crashed at <a href="/wiki/Adisham" title="Adisham">Adisham</a>, near Bekesbourne, during an aerial treasure hunt. Norman Ramsay, the owner's son, and John Wilfred James were killed, and the aircraft was written off.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN_#_200851_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN_#_200851-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 9 August 1937 <a href="/wiki/Miles_Hawk" title="Miles Hawk">Miles M.2 Hawk</a> G-ADBK of Kent Flying Club stalled and spun in on approach, killing pilot Garnet Percival Lovett, the sole occupant.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN_#_203706_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN_#_203706-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 25 June 1939 Miles M.2 Hawk G-ACHZ of Airsales and Service Ltd stalled, crashed and caught fire at the aerodrome. The pilot, the only occupant, Cecil James Dobson was killed.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN_#_199325_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN_#_199325-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 21 July 1939, de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth G-ABJZ of Airsales and Service Ltd and operated by Kent Flying Club, flying from Bekesbourne, collided with RAF <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hind" title="Hawker Hind">Hawker Hind</a> K5418 over <a href="/wiki/Tilmanstone" title="Tilmanstone">Tilmanstone</a>, Kent. The two occupants of the Moth, <a href="/wiki/K._K._Brown" title="K. K. Brown">Keith Kendle 'K. K.' Brown</a>, the Chief Flying Instructor of Kent Flying Club, and his pupil, Donovon William Alan Pragnell, were killed, as was the sole occupant of the Hind, Pilot-Officer D.C.Lewis <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Volunteer_Reserve" title="Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve">RAFVR</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN_#_189541_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN_#_189541-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 24 August 1939 a landing <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Moth_Minor" title="De Havilland Moth Minor">de Havilland Moth Minor</a>, G-AFMZ, operated by Kent Flying Club, struck and killed a cyclist riding on an adjacent road.<sup id="cite_ref-Sussex_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sussex-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 30 August 1939 Miles M.2 Hawk G-ADVR of Airsales and Service Ltd crashed on takeoff. The aircraft was written off, but the pilot, the only occupant, was unhurt.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN_#_204474_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN_#_204474-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 22 May 1940, <a href="/wiki/Westland_Lysander" title="Westland Lysander">Lysander</a> P1672 landed with three hung-up bombs which dropped off and exploded, destroying the aircraft. The pilot, G. Grant-Govan survived injured, but air gunner Horace Gwyn Jones, age 20, was killed.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN_#_227957_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN_#_227957-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bekesbourne_Aerodrome&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Histkent-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Histkent_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output 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