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Ramsgate Airport

From Graces Guide

1934 The Ministry of Health has given Ramsgate leave to buy acres of land at Rumfields for an airport. A condition that the new airport shall be rapid telephonic communication with the R.A.F. Manston Aerodrome ...[1]

1935 Opened with directors F. Gwatkin, Richard Seaman and Whitney Willard Straight

1938 Air service between London and Thanet was inaugurated at Ramsgate Airport this morning. The first plane of the new service, operated by Southern Airways Ltd. from Ilford Aerodrome, arrived shortly after half-past ten ...[2]

WW2 Became RAF Ramsgate

1953 Re-opened as a commercial airport

1968 Finally closed

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Portsmouth Evening News 06 September 1934
  2. ↑ Thanet Advertiser 26 July 1938
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