Maypole Airfield
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Maypole Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hoath, Kent | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 125 ft / 38 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Maypole Airfield (ICAO: EGHB) was a general aviation airfield located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Herne Bay, Kent and 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north east of Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom. It was scheduled to close in January 2021,[1] and is closed as of May 2021.
Accidents and incidents
[edit | edit source]In September 1940, during World War II, a Hurricane made an emergency landing at Maypole; no fatality was recorded.[2] In October 2012, a small plane overshot the runway and crashed with no injuries.[3]