Gravesend

[medwayboy]

I,ve been looking through the pics... Is it not 2364 instead of 2366 ???

[PETERTHEEATER]

Not only does the image take a bit of finding, I can't locate it on that site. The search draws a blank on key words and image numbers and for 'Gravesend' comes up with ferry pics!

[mao10]

Hi Phil

Welcome to the forum and particularly to the Gravesend thread. Any info you can come up with would be greatly appreciated

[PNK]

I,ve been looking through the pics... Is it not 2364 instead of 2366 ???

Yes it is 2364. I noted it as page 19 of that number series (2001 - 2500) no. 2366???
The other pic, 300 is in the 0 - 500 series page 16.

http://www.kentphotoarchive.org.uk/w...thumbnails.php

Search is such a frustraing beast on the internet. Simply typing in "Airfield" in some sites yields nothing but when you browse the pages there are numerous entries. I guess tags only relate to generic or mainstream topics.

[Phil, Gravesend]

Apologies for any confusion caused. The photo on the wall at War & Peace definitely labelled it as 2364, then when I looked at it online I recognised the pic rather than the number.
When on the website it's in the 'War & Peace' section, and as has already been pointed out, in the 0000-0500 section (pic 0300) and in the 2001-2500 section (pic 2366)
Looking at the original/print at the show it looked less ambiguous as to the location: I would say that the view was clearly from the south area of the airfield, looking roughly north, with the airport buildings on the right of the shot, and the River Thames in the (murky) distance. The print was definitely clearer than the internet image.

[Phil, Gravesend]

Now it's back as 2364 on 'kentphotoarchive'. I think they are trying to confuse us...

[mao10]

This week's Kent on Sunday contains an article confirming that a new memorial is to be unveiled on the village green at Westbere near Canterbury.

It is in memory of two Pilots killed during the Battle of Britain over the village. The pilots were Pilot Officer J W Bland and Flying Officer F Gruszka.

The unveiling will take place at 1.30 on 18 August, within minutes of the of the reported times of death on the same day 70 years earlier.

This is particularly of interest as PO Bland was killed whilst stationed at Gravesend and his name is included on the memorial. Even more significant is that he is buried in Gravesend Cemetery.

[John W]

Hi All
This is my first step into the world of Gravesend Airfield but I might be able to be of some use. I've been reading your postings on this subject for the last few weeks to see if there's anyone out there who could help me with a Heritage Lottery Oral History funded project I'm just starting. These are the main points of what we're trying to do:

'Games and Planes
Oral History Project
Memories and stories of living, working and growing up in Westcourt, Riverview and the Gravesend Airfield areas in the 1940s.
Based at St. Aidan’s Church, St. Aidan’s Way, Gravesend, Kent this is a two year project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, aimed at collecting people’s memories of the Westcourt and former Gravesend Airfield areas from 1940 to 1950.
All memories and stories are valued: we want to hear from anyone and everyone who has recollections and stories of either growing up in the area, working here, (at the airfield or post-war at Essex Aero), or living in the area during the 1940s, both during the war and during the first five years of peace.
This was a formative period in the area’s development and we would like to make contact with all those who remember life here during WWII and the five years that followed, be they pilots, residents, ground crew or children. We want to hear all your recollections and stories, however small or trivial they may seem to you.
We’re keen to gather memories from those who attended Westcourt School at the time and we’re especially interested in finding out about all the games played then, both in and outside school.
We’re also particularly interested in collecting photographs that may not have been widely seen before, either of family, friends or of the Westcourt / Airfield area generally.'Hope that this introduction makes sense and that as many people as possible will offer their memories. The project may still take a few weeks to get into full swing as we have to train volunteer interviewers in order that they're able to go out and record memories as fully as possible. If any of you would be interested in getting involved in the project as an interviewer please say and we'll send you more details.

Many thanks to you all in advance - John Woodhead Project Manager

[hunterxf382]

Thought this photo may be of interest relating to Gravesend:



It comes from my late grandfather's collection, and is genuinely signed by Henri Mignet himself! He flew across from France in the Flying Flea and demonstrated it at Gravesend Airport in 1935...

[PNK]

Also it is an excellent photo of Dover before wartime additions. The zig-zag path to the beach shows up very well.