with the Swordfish I 826 Naval Air Squadron between 31 May and 1 June 1940 with the Albacore I 801 Naval Air Squadron between 31 May and 23 June 1940 with the Skua II 812 Naval Air Squadron's Detachment No. 7 between 27 and 28 August 1940 with the Swordfish I 812 Naval Air Squadron's Detachment No. 2 between 27 December 1940 and 12 March 1941 with the Swordfish No. 13 Squadron RAF Detachment (1941) – Bristol Blenheim IV No. 26 Squadron RAF (1941) – Curtiss Tomahawk II No. 59 Squadron RAF (1941) – Bristol Blenheim IV 816 Naval Air Squadron's Detachment No. 2 initially between 12 March and 4 April 1941 and then between 11 and 16 April 1941. 'X' Flight joined on 23 April 1941 until being redesignated as 821 NAS on 1 July 1941 821 Naval Air Squadron between 1 July and 14 July 1941 with the Swordfish I No. 239 Squadron RAF (1942) – North American Mustang I No. 280 Squadron RAF (1942) – Avro Anson I No. 26 Squadron RAF (1943) – North American Mustang II No. 318 Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Hurricane I No. 567 Squadron RAF (1943-1944) – Fairey Barracuda, Miles Martinet, Hawker Hurricane IV & Airspeed Oxford No. 655 Squadron RAF (1943) – Auster III No. 125 Airfield RAF (October 1943 – May 1944) No. 132 Squadron RAF (1943) – Supermarine Spitfire IXB No. 184 Squadron RAF (1943) – Hawker Hurricane IV No. 602 Squadron RAF (1943) – Supermarine Spitfire IXB No. 1 Squadron RAF (1944) – Supermarine Spitfire IXB No. 118 Squadron RAF (1944) – Supermarine Spitfire IX No. 124 Squadron RAF (1944) – Supermarine Spitfire VII & HF.IXE No. 165 Squadron RAF (1944) – Supermarine Spitfire IXB No. 453 Squadron RAAF (1944) – Supermarine Spitfire IXB No. 504 Squadron RAF (1944) – Supermarine Spitfire IXE Unknown Fighter Wing No. 80 Squadron RAF (1944) – Supermarine Spitfire IX No. 229 Squadron RAF (1944) – Supermarine Spitfire IX No. 274 Squadron RAF (1944) – Supermarine Spitfire IX No. 651 Squadron RAF (No. 1903 Flight) (1951-1955) – Bristol Sycamore HC11 No. 651 Squadron RAF (No. 1902 Flight) (1955-1957) – Auster AOP6 The following units were also here at some point: References Sources External links RAF Detling in World War II Royal Air Force stations in Kent Royal Naval Air Stations in Kent Military airbases established in 1939 Military installations closed in 1959