Category Archives: World War I

Swingate Part IIIb – World War I Front Line Aerodrome April 1918

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Lorraine

Continued from Swingate Part IIIa – World War I Front Line Aerodrome 1918 April –  Dover and a new enemy attacks The Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed on 1 April 1918 by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps … Continue reading →

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Swingate Part IIIa – World War I Front Line Aerodrome January – March 1918

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Lorraine

Continued from Swingate Part IIB – World War I Front Line Aerodrome 1918 January – March – Dover and will this war ever end? January and February 1918 On a freezing cold New Years Day in 1918, the children with … Continue reading →

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Swingate Part IIb – World War I Front Line Aerodrome

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Lorraine

Continued from Swingate Part IIa – World War I Front Line Aerodrome 1917 – On the Offensive & the Americans come to Swingate Attacks on neutral shipping continued. Typically from the beginning of the War to the end of 1916 … Continue reading →

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Swingate Part IIa – World War I Front Line Aerodrome

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Lorraine

Swingate is a large stretch of downland on the east side of Dover Castle. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the history of the site is internationally unique, particularly in relation to communication. This essay is … Continue reading →

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Dover’s Seaplane Base and Mote Bulwark Part II

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Lorraine

Part 1 of Dover’s Seaplane Base and Mote Bulwark started with the foundation of Mote Bulwark, the military site at the base of the Castle cliffs on the east side of Dover bay. This remained in the hands of the military … Continue reading →

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