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St Margarets Aerodrome
St Margaret’s Aerodrome was situated on the cliff top to the east of Dover in Kent. Originally named as Swingate Aerodrome it was used for flying from 1910 when Charles Rolls rented the land from the war office to house his aircraft. It was from Swingate that he made the first two way channel crossing by air in June 1910. Two days before the outbreak of war, the first military aircraft landed at St Margaret's aerodrome and No2 Squadron were the first to make the crossing to France. Fourteen hangers were swiftly erected and the airfield became the main departure point for Squadrons proceeding to France. Hutted accommodation for the RFC was erected on Northfall Meadow between Horseshoe Bastion and Hudson's Bastion behind Dover Castle.
1st March 1915 Squadron Formed
15th Dec 1915 On the Move
18th Feb 1916 Moved and re-equipped
2nd March 1916 Posted to France
15th April 1916 Training Squadron formed
15th May 1916 Reorganisation
12th Aug 1916 Air Raid
15th August 1916 Night Flying
22nd August 1916 Operations
22nd Sept 1916 Enemy Aircraft
Oct 1916 Move
November 1917 On the Move
December 1917 In December 1917 No 58 Squadron moved to Dover and converted to FE2bs before proceeding to France in January 1918 to undertake night bombing operations.http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn056-60.htm
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