Westgate X0WE (A)
Alt Name: --. Opened: 1914. Status in 1944: WW1 use only.. Current use: n/k. Remarks: Set up to provide floatplane cover for naval bases at Chatham & Sheerness. Westgate seaplane station opened at St. Mildreds Bay on Aug. 1st 1914. Hangar & Slipway was built together with Wireless Station. In early 1915 land on the cliffs to the East of the seaplane base was requisitioned as an aerodrome and huts and hangars were erected to support the land planes. After accidents the site was considered too restrictive for landplane ops and the war-flight was moved to Manston in Jul. 1916. Westgate aerodrome was abandoned. Ops ceased in late summer 1919 & Westgate seaplane stn. closed on Feb 7th 1920.
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This point is the exact location: either the centre of the airfield or the mid point of the longest runway., United Kingdom
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