
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Gp Capt Peter Townsend CVO, DSO, DFC 1914-1995 Cp Capt John ''Cat's Eye's'' Cunningham CBS, DSO, DFC 1917-2002 stationed here during WWII Recorded plaque organisation: West Malling Blue Plaques Group, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council.
Group Captain Peter Townsend was a distinguished RAF officer and later known for his relationship with Princess Margaret; Group Captain John Cunningham, nicknamed "Cat's Eye," was a renowned night fighter pilot credited with numerous aerial victories during WWII.
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