Category Archives: 1918 April – Dover and a new enemy attacks

Airfields II from the outbreak of World War I

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Lorraine

August 1914– Outbreak of World War I On the perceived premise that Russia was about to attack Germany, the Germans, under Kaiser Wilhelm II (1888-1918), in accordance with the Schlieffen plan, on Saturday 1 August 1914, declared War on Russia, … Continue reading →

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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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