Medway Aircraft Preservation Society
Key Facts
| Location: | Rochester Airport, Kent |
| SatNav: | ME5 9SD |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date Opened: | ? |
| Aircraft Exhibits: | 2 |
What’s Here
MAPS specialises in restoring aircraft to ‘better than new’ condition for the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon. They recently finished work on Spitfire I K9942 and handed it over to Hendon. The workshops are open to visitors at certain times of the week. Due to the nature of MAPS work, the aircraft that can be seen here varies considerably over time.
Directions
Rochester Aerodrome, on the A299 south of Rochester, Kent. Airport rules must be observed, the threshold of Runway 34 needs negotiating to reach the workshops. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Visiting
Opening Hours:
Open Sunday, Monday and Wednesday 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. (Prior appointment is required to see Harvard G-CTKL).
Admission:
No information.
Amenities:
No information.
List of Aircraft Exhibits
| Displayed I.D. | Aircraft Type | Real Identity | Condition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L5343 | Fairey Battle I | L5343 | Complete | Being Restored |
| ‘FE788′ | North American Harvard IIB | G-CTKL | Complete | Displayed |
More Information
Lewis Deal, Medway Aircraft Preservation Society, AFIS Unit, Rochester Airport, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9SD. Tel: 01634 204492.
Tags: Kent, Museum, Rochester Airport
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26 March 2010 4:42 pm | Last Updated 2 August 2010 7:48 pm |
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By JohnWhite, 23 June 2010 @ 6:58 am
The APSS is a voluntary organisation situated at East Fortune Airfield in South East Scotland. We are a member of BAPC. At a meeting yesterday with the National Museum Scotland with whom we work closely in the maintanance of their aircraft collection, your Society was mentioned. I will try and contact you today by telephone and discuss our enquiry.
Kind regards
John White
Chairman APSS
By Tony Doherty, 23 October 2010 @ 2:35 pm
Hi
Noticed an ERROR on your page.
Rochester airport is on the A229, not the A299.
By paul riley, 25 November 2010 @ 9:40 pm
Hi my brother james and i admire your restoration work immensely and have a request, we co own a classic fairey huntsman power boat of notable history that has instrumentation that we beleive was fitted from new from a fairey ganet, the item in question is the gyro compass, i am having problems getting the system running, have had the system working for the last 20 years but sadly not now! not sure if it is the head unit, 28vac inverter or the gyroscopic unit, could you help us with this? i only ask as the vessel comes from the same stable as the wonderful aircraft that you diligently restore, look forward to any response that you may have, many thanks- proud owners of ’707′-fordsport- round britain runner of 1969 piloted by sir peter twiss.
By Régis Auckland, 1 March 2011 @ 7:54 am
Dear Sir/Madam I am actively seeking a good colour photograph for the front cover of our next Warpaint book on the Fairey Battle. Do you have such a photograph or know where we may aquire one. Payments and credits in the tilte may well help you and your great work. Many thanks. Régis Auckland, Guideline Publications/Warpaint Books. Tel. 07894 355843
By John Hanley, 30 June 2011 @ 8:38 am
Can you tell me what progress you currently have on the restoration of the Boulton Paul Defiant for the RFA Museum Hendon?
By julian Richardson, 9 November 2011 @ 7:40 pm
hi, i am a keen warbird fan, i am trying to find out how to volunteer my labour/services and wonder if there is a list ?, i have a healthy mecahical mind and currently own/run a busy garage repairing vehicles new and classic, mechanical and paint, this i have done for some 25 years.i am fairly local, and would see it as a great honor to help keep these wonderfull airframes around for many generations to see, and marvel as i did as a young child. many thanks, julian Richardson.
By Chris Janes, 14 December 2011 @ 8:41 pm
Hi
My son and i have been been volenteers at the fighter collection at Duxford on and off for some three years,I was briefley involved with MAPS in the late eightees during the hurricane restoration.More recentley we were involved in the removal and part overhaul of the merlin55 in the fighter collections Mk 5 spitfire EP120.Due to the current economic climate and my work commitments i am currentley unable to spend a lot of time up in duxford.I live in the dartford area and am wondering if i could be any help down at maps? you have some very interesting projects going on and i would be keen to come and help
Regards
Chris Janes