Panoramic group photograph of servicemen and women at Kingsnorth Airship Constructional Station, also known by this time as RAF Kingsnorth, in December 1918

Date:: Dec 1918

Location:: Kingsnorth Airship Station, Hoo St. Werburgh, Kingsnorth, Medway

Reference:: OP04536

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

RNAS Kingsnorth was a First World War Royal Navy Air Station for airships and seaplanes, with additional capacity for anti-submarine patrols and experimental prototype blimp construction.

In April 1918 the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) were combined to form the Royal Air Force (RAF), which explains the variety of military service uniforms worn by the servicemen and women captured in this photograph.

Content

This is part of the Collection: RKP01 Panoramic group photograph at RAF Kingsnorth, Kent

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Panorama Limited

Keywords

Early 20th Century Airship Construction Works, Early 20th Century Airship Station, First World War, Military, People Posed