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Town in Kent, England
Hawkinge (/ˈhɔːkɪndʒ/ HAW-kinj) is a town and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. The original village of Hawkinge is actually
Hawkinge
List of ships with the same or similar names
steamships were named Hawkinge, including: SS Hawkinge (1924), a British cargo ship torpedoed and sunk in 1941[citation needed] SS Hawkinge (1943), a British
SS_Hawkinge
Former Royal Air Force station
Royal Air Force Hawkinge or more simply RAF Hawkinge is a former Royal Air Force station located 13.23 miles (21.29 km) east of Ashford, 2.2 miles (3.5 km)
RAF_Hawkinge
Battle of Britain memorial in Hawkinge, Kent
the Few Monument is a memorial at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum at Hawkinge which commemorates the 2,938 aircrew of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the
Spirit_of_the_Few_Monument
Non-metropolitan district in England
the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Hawkinge, Hythe, Lydd and New Romney, along with numerous villages and surrounding
Folkestone_and_Hythe_District
British actor (1942–1987)
Crematorium, London in August 1987. His ashes were later buried in a grave in Hawkinge Crematorium, which bears his name as well as his mother (who died in 1978)
Michael_Staniforth
Elmsted Folkestone Listed buildings in Folkestone 1 5 120 126 Hawkinge Listed buildings in Hawkinge Hythe, Kent Listed buildings in Hythe, Kent 1 3 115 119
Listed buildings in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent
Listed_buildings_in_Folkestone_and_Hythe_district,_Kent
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
Folkestone. Other settlements in the constituency are the small town of Hawkinge and many smaller villages including Lyminge and Wye. Ashford is an important
Ashford_(constituency)
Military unit
the WRAF Depot and WRAF Officer Cadet Training Unit were opened at RAF Hawkinge in Kent.[citation needed] The WRAF inherited its rank structure from its
Women's_Royal_Air_Force
Aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent, England
The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Allied and Axis men of the Battle of Britain. The Spirit
Kent_Battle_of_Britain_Museum
First day of German military operations to destroy the British air force
first major raid inland and against RAF airfields came on 12 August. RAF Hawkinge, Lympne, Manston and radar stations at Pevensey, Rye and Dover were to
Adlertag
English chef (born 1961)
Teresa Vickery. They were born at Folkestone, then raised at Densole in Hawkinge near Folkestone. He began dating Fern Britton in 1999 after they met on
Phil_Vickery_(chef)
British flying ace of the Second World War
during the Battle of Britain inspired the ‘Spirit of The Few’ Monument at Hawkinge. Peter Melvill Gardner was born on 1 July 1918 in Grimsby, in England.
Peter_Gardner_(RAF_officer)
1940 WWII air battle
the RAF fighters, as well as 'satellite airfields' including Manston and Hawkinge. As the week drew on, the airfield attacks moved further inland, and repeated
Battle_of_Britain
Village in Kent, England
England. The parish includes the settlements of Densole on the A260 towards Hawkinge, and Selsted. The village is located approximately 5 miles north of Folkestone
Swingfield
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
bomber squadron. In the inter-war years, the squadron was based at RAF Hawkinge in Kent, from where No. 25 Squadron's badge originated. Throughout the
No._25_Squadron_RAF
Radio broadcasting facility
Ramsgate, Westgate-on-Sea, Broadstairs, Sandwich, Folkestone, Hythe, Hawkinge, New Romney, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, Lydd, Ashford, Tenterden, Herne Bay
Dover_transmitting_station
British single-seat WWII fighter aircraft
with 65 Squadron, is on display at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum at Hawkinge near Folkestone. Sentinel is a sculpture by Tim Tolkien depicting three
Supermarine_Spitfire
British flying ace
At the end of the year, he was appointed the station commander of RAF Hawkinge. While in this role, he rescued a pilot of a crashed and burning Supermarine
Desmond_J._Scott
German transport aircraft
– CASA 352L on static display at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge, Kent. United States T.2B-244 – CASA 352L in storage at the National Museum
Junkers_Ju_52
Company that provides air transport services for passengers and freight
aircraft were lent to the company, to operate the airmail service between Hawkinge and Cologne. In 1920, they were returned to the Royal Air Force. Other
Airline
Diocese of the Church of England
(population 3,032): St Paul's Church (1822, rebuilt 1849) Benefice and Parish of Hawkinge (population 8,601): St Luke's Lighthouse Church (2007) --- St Michael's
Diocese_of_Canterbury
Manston No. 854 Squadron FAA Grumman Avenger RAF Hawkinge No. 855 Squadron FAA Grumman Avenger RAF Hawkinge No. 1401 (Meteorological) Flight RAF Supermarine
RAF Coastal Command order of battle during World War II
RAF_Coastal_Command_order_of_battle_during_World_War_II
Town in Greater London, England
The Moving Church. London: Herbert Jenkins. Stuff, Good. "Building 15, Hawkinge Block, West Camp, Westerham, London". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Stuff
Biggin_Hill
Royal Air Force fighter pilot (1917-2008)
memorial, the ‘Spirit of The Few’ Monument, unveiled on 29 July 2022 at Hawkinge airfield. He is represented as one of seven bronze sculptures of No. 32
Peter_Malam_Brothers
Spanish medium bomber
2I-103 – 2.111B under restoration at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge, Kent. B.2I-117 – 2.111B on display at the Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz
CASA_2.111
Constants (South Wales) LTd. Postwar she was sold to her managers and renamed Hawkinge. She later saw service with different owners as Angusbrae, Hispania and
SS_Dia
New Zealand fighter pilot (1918–1940)
posted to No. 605 Squadron, another Hurricane-equipped unit and based at Hawkinge at the time but about to move to Scotland, where it was to operate from
Antonio_Dini
Places in the English county
Dymchurch • Dungeness • Elham • Etchinghill • Frogholt • Greatstone • Hawkinge • Hythe • Ivychurch • Lade • Littlestone-on-Sea • Lydd • Lydd-on-Sea •
List_of_places_in_Kent
British man who shot blanks at Elizabeth II
Folkestone. Under the Youth Training Scheme he worked at a youth centre in Hawkinge. Friends reported that Sarjeant joined the Anti-Royalist Movement in October
Marcus_Sarjeant
was shot down twice: the first time on 24 August 1940, crash landing at Hawkinge and the second time on 29 August over Deal in Kent. Green joined the Royal
Bill_Green_(RAF_officer)
Area of Tottenham, London, England
Hawkinge block, showing the building constructed on a deck of stilts above the floodplain, and the remnants of the deck-level walkway running along the
Broadwater_Farm
Regiment Units In The Royal Air Force
RAF Regiment January 1945 - September 1945 RAF Kenley, RAF Gatwick RAF Hawkinge 1335 Wing RAF Regiment January 1945 - September 1945 RAF Kenley, RAF Gatwick
List_of_RAF_Regiment_units
council Havant Hampshire market charter Haverhill Suffolk town council Hawkinge Kent town council Haxby North Yorkshire town council Hawes North Yorkshire
List_of_towns_in_England
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1882–1970)
and unable to walk due to severe arthritis, Dowding visited the set at Hawkinge airfield in Kent. Olivier told Dowding he had sat behind the latter's desk
Hugh_Dowding
British airline
the company from October 1919, to operate the airmail service between Hawkinge and Cologne, which Aircraft Transport and Travel took over from the RAF
Aircraft_Transport_and_Travel
British medium bomber in World War II
Air Force Museum for restoration. The Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge began a project to rebuild a Blenheim IVF using the remains of four Bolingbrokes
Bristol_Blenheim
English aviator
served with Group HQ at Uxbridge. Three months as Commanding Officer at RAF Hawkinge followed before a transfer to No. 12 Group HQ as a supplementary squadron
Louis_Strange
RAF Ludford Magna in Lincolnshire. The service was first set up at RAF Hawkinge by Air Commodore Lyster Fettiplace Blandy (September 21 1874 - June 7 1964)
Operation_Corona
Military unit
but their stay was brief, as in early August 1944, a move was made to Hawkinge where the Squadron re-equipped with the Griffon-engine Spitfire Mk. XIVs
402_Squadron
Family of musical instruments
Juliana Berners's Boke of Saint Albans (c. 1345)—also known as the Book of Hawkinge, Hunting and Fysshing—is cited as an even earlier source of notated horn
Horn_(instrument)
1969 WWII film by Guy Hamilton
his guitar. Filming in England was at Duxford, Debden, North Weald and Hawkinge, all operational stations in 1940; one surviving First World War "Belfast"
Battle_of_Britain_(film)
British flying ace of the Second World War
during the Battle of Britain inspired the ‘Spirit of The Few’ Monument at Hawkinge. Alan Francis Eckford was born on 6 February 1919 in Thame Park, Oxfordshire
Alan_Eckford
French flying ace (1920-1944)
pilot officer and posted to No. 91 Squadron. His new unit was based at Hawkinge and operated the Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb fighter on sorties and sweeps
Jean_Maridor
Former Royal Air Force station in Kent, England
This service ended on 1 September 1919 when 120 squadron moved to Hawkinge. Hawkinge and Lympne lay within a few miles of each other and the Air Ministry
RAF_Lympne
Royal Air Force air marshals
year with the Rhodesian Air Training Group, then took command of the RAF Hawkinge in Kent. After qualifying at the Army Staff College he was promoted to
Tap_Jones
posted to No. 32 Squadron RAF in May 1940. While based at Biggin Hill and Hawkinge, Worrall participated in the Battle of Britain, commanding No. 32 Squadron
John_Worrall_(RAF_officer)
Primary School, Hartlip Hawkhurst CE Primary School, Hawkhurst Hawkinge Primary School, Hawkinge Headcorn Primary School, Ashford Herne Bay Infant School,
List_of_schools_in_Kent
1939–1974 British state-owned airline
coast, first she lost her port inner engine and the pilot diverted to RAF Hawkinge. Her starboard inner engine also had to be shut down shortly afterwards
British Overseas Airways Corporation
British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
Folkestone and Hythe 9,406 9,674 33 Edenbridge Sevenoaks 7,120 8,172 34 Hawkinge Folkestone and Hythe 4,440 8,002 35 Paddock Wood Tunbridge Wells 7,841
List of settlements in Kent by population
List_of_settlements_in_Kent_by_population
Flintshire 1939 1957 48 MU Aircraft Storage Unit, now Hawarden Airport RAF Hawkinge England Kent 1914 1963 RAF Haydock England Lancashire Also known as RAF
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
British army biplane
Auxiliary Air Force squadrons. 613 Squadron was converting to Lysanders at RAF Hawkinge and flew in support of the Allied garrison in the Siege of Calais. On 26
Hawker_Hector
German liaison aircraft
– Fi 156 C-7 on static display at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum at Hawkinge, after its donation and transfer in late June 2025 from the Royal Air Force
Fieseler_Fi_156_Storch
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
14 November 1919, the squadron disbanded. The squadron reformed at RAF Hawkinge in Kent on 1 April 1924 and was equipped with the Sopwith Snipe. From this
No._17_Squadron_RAF
Royal Air Force helicopter search and rescue unit, 1941-2016
Spitfire, Sea Otter, and Warwick Detachments at RAF Martlesham Heath, RAF Hawkinge, RAF Shoreham, and RAF Tangmere. 16 November 1941 to October 1944 – HQ
RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
included a Ramrod from Hawkinge and back to Manston on 9 October, two Ramrods from Manston on 10 November 1943, a Ramrod from Hawkinge on 26 November, a Ramrod
No._41_Squadron_RAF
Funicular railway in Folkestone, Kent, England
February 2020. "Restored Folkestone Step Lift Carriage comes home (Photos)". Hawkinge Gazette. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2020. "Leas Lift". Crofton
Leas_Lift
4853, ex-2./JG 51, wreck on display at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge. Stored or under restoration Bf 109 E-1 696, ex-J/88/1 (Condor Legion)
List of surviving Messerschmitt Bf 109s
List_of_surviving_Messerschmitt_Bf_109s
RAF Westhampnett. On 8 August 1944, he moved with the squadron to RAF Hawkinge, flying Spitfire XIVs against V-1 flying bombs. On 3 September 1944, he
Michel_Donnet
Smock mill in Ringwould, Kent, England
mill was built in the early nineteenth century at Drellingore, in the Hawkinge parish. When the mill was moved, it was sectioned by cutting the cant posts
Ripple_Mill,_Ringwould
1938 fighter aircraft family by Westland
been built and put on display at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge. Plans for a 2/3 scale replica were marketed for home building in the late
Westland_Whirlwind_(fighter)
Association football league in Kent, England
Bexley Canterbury City Cuxton 1991 Falconwood Fleetdown United Guru Nanak Hawkinge Town Kent United Kings Hill Long Lane Meridian VP Metrogas Minster New
Kent_County_League
German World War II flying ace and general
One can be confirmed through British records as crash landing at RAF Hawkinge. It took his tally to 63. From this point on, the RAF mounted a non-stop
Adolf_Galland
Military unit
weeks leading up to D-Day. After the war she served as a gate guardian at Hawkinge and Locking, and was recovered and refurbished in 1992 for the BBMF. From
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Battle_of_Britain_Memorial_Flight
RAF officer (1913–2002)
certificate from Air Marshal Sir Arthur Sanders and Air Commandant Dame Felicity Hanbury, Director of the Women's Royal Air Force, at Hawkinge, circa 1949–1950
Felicity_Peake
Henry Sgt British 43, 266 Sqns & 421 Flight (pilot) KIA 11 October 1940 when his Spitfire (P7303) crashed near Newchurch following combat over Hawkinge.
List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (A–C)
List_of_RAF_aircrew_in_the_Battle_of_Britain_(A–C)
n/a RAF Hawkinge 27 June 1958 1 Home Command Gliding Centre 1 Home Command Gliding Centre 27 June 1958 RAF Hawkinge Cadet TX.3 n/a RAF Hawkinge 31 March
List of Royal Air Force Glider units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Glider_units
German World War II submarine
Gibraltar. On the 27th, U-203 sank the 2,475 GRT British merchant ship Hawkinge. The British Lapland and the Swedish Norita, also OG 69 merchant ships
German_submarine_U-203
Local government elections in Kent, England
co.uk. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2009. "Shepway by-election". Hawkinge Gazette. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2009. "SNP triumphs in Fife"
Folkestone and Hythe District Council elections
Folkestone_and_Hythe_District_Council_elections
Royal Air Force flying squadron
Greater London, but operating daily from their forward airfield at RAF Hawkinge, near Folkestone, during the opening weeks of the Battle of Britain. The
No._32_Squadron_RAF
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
– British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 9 November 2013. "Hawkinge – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 9 November 2013. "Inga
Convoy_OG_69
Surname list
form of Raw, that is, Ralph. Another possible origin is the placename Hawkinge, near Folkestone, in Kent, England. This was written as Hauekinge in 1204
Hawkins_(name)
British television series
"Local history: Folkestone to be featured in Channel Four TV series – Hawkinge Gazette and Channel Coast News p. 12 October 2016". Retrieved 13 June 2017
Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson
Britain's_Ancient_Tracks_with_Tony_Robinson
British flying ace of WWII
next day damaged a Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter to the north of Hawkinge. Stokoe was subsequently shot down, his Spitfire being set alight. He baled
Jack_Stokoe
Hamlet in Kent, England
located about 3 miles (4.8 km) NNW of Folkestone in Kent, England, near Hawkinge. Paddlesworth was a sighting-point for the Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790)
Paddlesworth
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1898-1987)
September 1934. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 25 Squadron at RAF Hawkinge in January 1935 and then joined the Directing Staff at the RAF Staff College
William_Dickson_(RAF_officer)
1940 Luftwaffe air raids over the English Channel against the Royal Air Force
to the coast, Dowding transferred 79 Squadron from Biggin Hill to RAF Hawkinge in place of 245 Squadron, which was sent to RAF Turnhouse in Scotland.
Kanalkampf
British flying ace
transferred for a 'rest period' at No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight RAF at Hawkinge, working up new pilots who would eventually form the nucleus of No.91 Squadron
James_O'Meara
British World War I fighter ace
squadron leader. Later in 1924 he took command of No. 17 Squadron at RAF Hawkinge. He commanded the squadron until 1928 when he was posted as chief flying
John_Leacroft
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
squadron was reformed from No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight and based at RAF Hawkinge, Kent equipped with Spitfires, carrying out weather reconnaissance and
No._91_Squadron_RAF
Australian flying ace
station at Shoreham as its commander; he later fulfilled a similar role at Hawkinge. In January 1943, he relinquished his commission and he was transferred
Robert_Bungey
1968 British film by Peter Everett
let Everett direct, adding: "As soon as our location shooting started at Hawkinge in Kent, I began to doubt my wisdom. The first day was a nightmare of incompetence
Last_of_the_Long-haired_Boys
34068 21C168 Kenley Brighton October 1947 December 1963 34069 21C169 Hawkinge Brighton October 1947 November 1963 34070 21C170 Manston Brighton November
List of SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives
List_of_SR_West_Country_and_Battle_of_Britain_class_locomotives
Military unit
However, during the Dunkirk evacuation it operated a detachment from RAF Hawkinge, but in July it was transferred to RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland,
No._245_Squadron_RAF
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1904-1993)
officer on 31 July 1924 and immediately posted to No. 17 Squadron at RAF Hawkinge where he flew Snipes. He transferred to No. 1 Squadron at RAF Hinaidi in
Dermot_Boyle
World War II air battle part of the greater Battle of Britain
housed two squadrons, the remainder each housed one. Finally, there was RAF Hawkinge, just inland from Folkestone. Not all of these airfields were targeted
The_Hardest_Day
Military unit
American Mustang Mk.IV's the squadron again moved south, this time to RAF Hawkinge in Kent and resumed escort duties for the rest of the war. The squadron
No._611_Squadron_RAuxAF
British World War II flying ace
received damage during the encounter which necessitated a crash landing at Hawkinge. He was wounded on 20 September during an aerial engagement and as a result
A._R._H._Barton
1938 British four-engine monoplane airliner
English coast, the port inner engine failed and the pilot diverted for RAF Hawkinge. The starboard inner engine then also failed and the pilot changed course
Armstrong_Whitworth_Ensign
Indian cricketer (born 1986)
22 October 2005, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Parag now plays for Hawkinge Cricket Club in the Kent Cricket Feeder League 1D, based near Folkestone
Parag_Madkaikar
Airfields used by the Royal Air Force in 1940
TQ670716 Riverview Housing Estate, Golf Course, Cascades Leisure Centre RAF Hawkinge SA TR211395 Kent BoB Museum, Housing RAF Hendon SA TQ217905 1908 1957 1987
List of Battle of Britain airfields
List_of_Battle_of_Britain_airfields
Range of hills in south east England
rivers – including those at Farnham, Betchworth, Caterham, Lyminge and Hawkinge. Except for the river valleys and wind gaps, the crest of the escarpment
North_Downs
Retrieved 18 December 2019. "Erato". Uboat. Retrieved 27 February 2012. "Hawkinge". Uboat. Retrieved 17 February 2012. "Inga I". Uboat. Retrieved 27 February
List of shipwrecks in July 1941
List_of_shipwrecks_in_July_1941
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
During the Battle of Britain the squadron operated from Biggin Hill and RAF Hawkinge in July, being moved to RAF Acklington in Northumberland for a rest before
No._79_Squadron_RAF
Coventry City Police (city centre) Henry Kettle Kent County Constabulary (at Hawkinge) Richard Millington Liverpool City Police (by falling masonry) Herbert
War_reserve_constable
Woodnesborough, Worth. Elham PLU Acrise, Cheriton, Elham, Elmsted, Folkestone, Hawkinge, Lyming, Lympne, Monks Horton, Newington, Paddlesworth, Postling, Saltwood
List of poor law unions in England
List_of_poor_law_unions_in_England
British author and theologian (1590–1661)
British author and theologian, born in 1590 Sandwich, Kent and baptised in Hawkinge, near Folkestone on 2 September 1590. He was the son of Ingram and Agnes
Thomas_Lushington
German Spanish Civil War and World War II flying ace
Luftwaffe Knights Cross recipient to be killed in action. He is buried at Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent. Command of I. Gruppe was then given to Hauptmann Hans-Heinrich
Hans-Karl_Mayer
birthplace as Malling, Kent. Manuel spent his early life working at RAF Hawkinge Kent with 25 Fighter Squadron, He was a key member in the establishment
The Dunstable Sailplane Company
The_Dunstable_Sailplane_Company
English multimedia company
Dover Express owners agree to sell newspaper titles to Kent Messenger". Hawkinge Gazette. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July
KM_Media_Group
HAWKINGE
HAWKINGE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Hawkin, a diminutive of Hawk 1 with the Anglo-Norman French hypocoristic suffix -in.English : in the case of one family (see note below), this is a variant of Hawkinge, a habitational name from a place in Kent, so called from Old English Hafocing ‘hawk place’.Irish : sometimes used as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó hEacháin (see Haughn).
HAWKINGE
HAWKINGE
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Has a Great Soul; Wise
Biblical
knowledge of Jehovah
Boy/Male
Arabic
The Biblical Abel is the English Language Equivalent
Girl/Female
Indian
Wife of great sage vashishtha, One who is not restrained, Fidelity, A star
Boy/Male
Hebrew American English
Rose (flower). Also Descending. A pre-flood Biblical name. The character Jared on the late...
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Request; Appeal; Entreaty
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Czech, Czechoslovakian, German, Hindu, Indian, Jamaican, Marathi, Muslim, Polish, Sindhi, Swahili
Perfect; Another Name for God; Whole; Immaculate; Complete; From a Roman Family Name; King of the World; The Largest King
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bring light in the darkness (She is the wife of Sekhar)
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vaasavadatta | வாஸவாதாதà¯à®¤à®¾
A name in Sanskrit classics
Boy/Male
Indian
Unique manifestation
HAWKINGE
HAWKINGE
HAWKINGE
HAWKINGE
HAWKINGE