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Newhaven Seaplane Base
50.7831° N, 0.0626° E
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Newhaven Seaplane Base is today the derelict site of an experimental seaplane base at the head of the beach east of Newhaven Harbour, seaward of Tide Mills, East Sussex, England.
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Formation of No. 242 Squadron RAF
15 August 1918
Archaeological surveys expose remains
2006
Sussex Archaeological Society excavation begins
April 2006
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