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2 unusual facts about West Malling


Malling

East Malling and West Malling, a village and town in the above Rural Sanitary District

West Malling

Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., leader of The Dambusters, was stationed at RAF West Malling in 1941 & his signature is preserved on the ceiling of the cellar at Douce's Manor which was used as an Officers Mess by the Airmen.


Jack Slipper

He served as an electrician with a nightfighter squadron at West Malling, and was then posted to the Rhodesian Air Training Group in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) in 1943.


see also

Manor Park Country Park

The park is situated on St. Leonard's Road between West Malling and Kings Hill, not far from the A228 West Malling bypass.