RAF Manston

RAF station in the north-east of Kent

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1917 — 1999

site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

• Freebase entry^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@

Location: 51.3478, 1.35028, ///trickle.ventures.fattening, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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href=\"https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15236364638338910764\"\u003Egoogle\u003C/a\u003E fort\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Red Sands Fort@1943 Maunsell fort, google fort\n","link":"","lat":51.468333,"lon":0.985,"icon":"/images/1/12/Tm_fort.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q7416497\" title=\"Q7416497\"\u003ESandown Castle\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1539 fort, ruins, castle, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15236364638338910764\"\u003Egoogle\u003C/a\u003E fort\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Sandown Castle@1539 fort, ruins, castle, google fort\n","link":"","lat":51.2384,"lon":1.4022,"icon":"/images/1/12/Tm_fort.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q1268270\" title=\"Q1268270\"\u003EShivering Sands Army Fort\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1943 Maunsell fort, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15236364638338910764\"\u003Egoogle\u003C/a\u003E fort\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Shivering Sands Army Fort@1943 Maunsell fort, google fort\n","link":"","lat":51.49916667,"lon":1.07472222,"icon":"/images/1/12/Tm_fort.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q2543161\" title=\"Q2543161\"\u003EWalmer Castle\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1539 history museum, house museum, fort, castle, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15236364638338910764\"\u003Egoogle\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/484877\"\u003Etripadvisor\u003C/a\u003E fort\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Walmer Castle@1539 history museum, house museum, fort, castle, google, tripadvisor fort\n","link":"","lat":51.2006,"lon":1.40201,"icon":"/images/1/12/Tm_fort.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q113446943\" title=\"Q113446943\"\u003EBuffs Regimental Museum\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1927 regimental museum museum\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Buffs Regimental Museum@1927 regimental museum museum\n","link":"","lat":51.279638,"lon":1.079512,"icon":"/images/7/75/M_museum.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q6391619\" title=\"Q6391619\"\u003EKent Battle of Britain Museum\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1971 military museum, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15236364638338910764\"\u003Egoogle\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/1906014\"\u003Etripadvisor\u003C/a\u003E museum\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Kent Battle of Britain Museum@1971 military museum, google, tripadvisor museum\n","link":"","lat":51.1129,"lon":1.1518,"icon":"/images/f/f6/Tm_museum.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q113357818\" title=\"Q113357818\"\u003ESpitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1981 independent museum, military museum, museum, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/16708182\"\u003Etripadvisor\u003C/a\u003E museum\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum@1981 independent museum, military museum, museum, tripadvisor museum\n","link":"","lat":51.350253,"lon":1.349851,"icon":"/images/f/f6/Tm_museum.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q104815065\" title=\"Q104815065\"\u003EWest Gate Towers Museum\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1906 military museum, garden, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/7762348\"\u003Etripadvisor\u003C/a\u003E museum\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"West Gate Towers Museum@1906 military museum, garden, tripadvisor museum\n","link":"","lat":51.2814,"lon":1.07583,"icon":"/images/f/f6/Tm_museum.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q4683777\" title=\"Q4683777\"\u003EAdmiralty Pier Turret\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Ebattery tower, \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15236364638338910764\"\u003Egoogle\u003C/a\u003E tower\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Admiralty Pier Turret@ battery tower, google tower\n","link":"","lat":51.1116,"lon":1.31887,"icon":"/images/2/2b/Tm_tower.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q17529345\" title=\"Q17529345\"\u003EChilham Castle\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Ekeep, curtain wall, castle tower\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Chilham Castle@ keep, curtain wall, castle tower\n","link":"","lat":51.2429,"lon":0.959091,"icon":"/images/7/72/M_tower.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q124003399\" title=\"Q124003399\"\u003EColton's Gate\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Egate tower tower\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Colton's Gate@ gate 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1217-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Dover

1652-06-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of Goodwin Sands

1940-09-27T00:00:00Z

Battle of Graveney Marsh

1217-08-24T00:00:00Z

Battle of Sandwich

1460-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Sandwich

1639-10-21T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Downs

1652-10-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Kentish Knock

0466-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Wippedesfleot

0055-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caesar's invasions of Britain

1011-10-05T00:00:00Z

Siege of Canterbury

1216-07-26T00:00:00Z

Siege of Dover Castle

1666-01-01T00:00:00Z

St. James's Day Battle

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Frameless

Avro York, RAF Manston - 1953

Catering van, RAF Manston 1953

Ford Transit, Bodywork is possibly Mountain (formerly Mountain-Range)RAF Manston pic1

Luftwaffe Photograph Of RAF Manston 1939

Manston Fire Department, Structural Station

Old 747 (537552692)

Project Blue Book report - 1952-09-6383614-Manston AFB, Kent, England.pdf

RAF Firefighter During a Training Exercise MOD 45152012

RAF Manston radar

Statue-bust (537563484)

Upkeep in Lancaster

Whirlwind Manston (537574998)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
conflict	1217	Battle of Dover	naval battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1652	Battle of Goodwin Sands	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Battle of Graveney Marsh	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1217	Battle of Sandwich	naval battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1460	Battle of Sandwich	naval battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1639	Battle of the Downs	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1652	Battle of the Kentish Knock	naval battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	466	Battle of Wippedesfleot	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	-55	Caesar's invasions of Britain	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1011	Siege of Canterbury	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1216	Siege of Dover Castle	siege		Wikidata
conflict	1666	St. James's Day Battle	naval battle, google		Wikidata
vessel	-1574	Dover Bronze Age Boat	museum ship, boat, google		Wikidata
vessel	1946	ST Cervia	museum ship, tug, google		Wikidata
vessel		Sundowner	motor yacht, museum ship, google		Wikidata
bunker	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
bunker		Winchelsea Caves	underground limestone mine, air-raid shelter		Wikidata
castle	1135	Canterbury Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1789	Tankerton Castle	local business, country house, English country house, tourist attraction, nonprofit organization, organization, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1370	Archcliffe Fort	fort		Wikidata
fort	1942	Capel Battery	artillery battery, military museum		Wikidata
fort	1539	Deal Castle	military museum, fort, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1179	Dover Castle	history museum, fort, archaeological site, bunker, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1779	Dover Western Heights	fort, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1941	Fan Bay Deep Shelter	artillery battery, bunker, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1861	Fort Burgoyne	fort, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1942	HM Fort Knock John	Maunsell fort		Wikidata
fort	1942	HM Fort Tongue Sands	Maunsell fort		Wikidata
fort	1941	Hougham Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1898	Langdon Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1941	Lydden Spout Battery	artillery battery, google		Wikidata
fort	1943	Red Sands Fort	Maunsell fort, google		Wikidata
fort	1539	Sandown Castle	fort, ruins, castle, google		Wikidata
fort	1943	Shivering Sands Army Fort	Maunsell fort, google		Wikidata
fort	1539	Walmer Castle	history museum, house museum, fort, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1927	Buffs Regimental Museum	regimental museum		Wikidata
museum	1971	Kent Battle of Britain Museum	military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1981	Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum	independent museum, military museum, museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1906	West Gate Towers Museum	military museum, garden, tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower		Admiralty Pier Turret	battery tower, google		Wikidata
tower		Chilham Castle	keep, curtain wall, castle		Wikidata
tower		Colton's Gate	gate tower		Wikidata
image	1953	Avro York, RAF Manston - 1953			Wikimedia
image	1953	Catering van, RAF Manston 1953			Wikimedia
image	2010	Ford Transit, Bodywork is possibly Mountain (formerly Mountain-Range)RAF Manston pic1			Wikimedia
image	1939	Luftwaffe Photograph Of RAF Manston 1939			Wikimedia
image	1953	Manston Fire Department, Structural Station			Wikimedia
image	2007	Old 747 (537552692)			Wikimedia
image	1952	Project Blue Book report - 1952-09-6383614-Manston AFB, Kent, England.pdf			Wikimedia
image	2010	RAF Firefighter During a Training Exercise MOD 45152012			Wikimedia
image	2010	RAF Manston radar			Wikimedia
image	2007	Statue-bust (537563484)			Wikimedia
image	1943	Upkeep in Lancaster			Wikimedia
image	2007	Whirlwind Manston (537574998)			Wikimedia