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Alt Name: Chatham. Opened: 1934. Status in 1944: --. Current use: Airfield. Remarks: Active but under increasing threat of closure. The Shorts hangar and a few out buildings left on site and the Empire flying school and associated hangars along Chatham Road but outside the airport footprint. (01/2004)
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