Air Commodore Pink chose RAF Manston as his final resting place and
a number of aces from the First World War such as Squadron Leader
Bartlett served there. After the uncertainty of the 1920s, RAF
Manston grew rapidly during the 1930s to become one of the busiest
airfields in the country. The School of Technical Training was at
the forefront of the RAF where thousands of airmen trained each
year and it was an integral part of the service's expansion scheme.
Empire Air Days and air races became regular events during the
1930s and when Ramsgate Municipal Airport opened, RAF Manston had
to compete with it to stage them. 48 Squadron was formed at Manston
in 1936 with the Avro Anson and it was the RAF's first monoplane to
have a retractable undercarriage. On the outbreak of war, various
fighter squadrons operated from Manston and being the airfield
closest to France, its squadrons proudly played a leading role in
the evacuation of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain.
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