Today the control tower is now a house and some other airfield buildings remain. Many wwii pilots started their flying careers at otherton. Royal air force balderton or more simply raf balderton was a former royal air force station located 2. Heroes take flight as book looks back at forgotten airfields. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Work was started on the 9th of october 1940 and the airfield officially opened on the 4th of may 1941. Photograph taken by 7th photographic group, us7grloc390.
Living in bristol and with the imminent closure of the airfield all bristolians feel we are loosing part of the history of bristol however this book is full of wonderful. For mail order please get in touch using our contact dahg form. Otherton airfield limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. It was pretty busy with a number of microlights coming and going.
If your flying into otherton this will give you a visual representation of the approach and cicuit patterns for runways 1634 and 0725. The site was opened as a satelliterelief landing ground for raf hixon, 7. A pictorial history of hornchurch aerodrome through two world wars and beyond, 19151962 first edition by smith, richard c. Churchills most secret airfield first edition by bernard o connor isbn. Learn the history of stapleford airfield, home of stapleford flight centre, london, england. Colin was a lifelong aircraft enthusiast, and kept his microlight at otherton airfield. Flexwing instructor otherton airfield book a trial flight for an exhilarating experience and a chance of achieving something most people can only dream of. The buildings are part of an estate managed business park which includes pillaton farm. Since childhood he has been fascinated by all aspects of aviation history. See 2 photos from 41 visitors to otherton airfield. A flying school started and many new microlight pilots got their wings and joined the club.
Books multiple airfields history of manston airfield. Our history stapleford flight centre london england. Notably there is a piece of preserved wall art from the airfield featuring a b17 at the imperial war museum at duxford. Otherton airfield micklewood lane penkridge, st19 5nx. Raf seighford is a former royal air force station located 3. In the beginning during 1940 blackpool squires gate airfield, an raf coastal command station, handled detachments of fighters and bombers. A track half a mile or so leads up past some open hangars to the clubhouse. A pictorial history is available for purchase in the raf museum and at the national trust shop. The airfield is just within the m25, close to the junction with the m11. Bob was a 364th fs armorer and later transferred to the 357th fg photo shop.
Stevens was born and raised in the wiltshire town of marlborough and has since 1988 been actively researching the. Otherton airfield, south staffordshire area information, map, walks. Otherton airfield limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual. I thought it was easy to spot the field with its crisscross runways. Penkridge is a market town or village and civil parish in staffordshire, england. Entrance to the airfield is the first left after the m6 and before an old railway level crossing. Since passing his gft for a private pilots license on the 30th june 1989 in the cessna 152 gwacb at wycombe air park the gates of opportunity opened and he has, for example, flown an aircraft in every country in western europe registered in each country. Solenzara airfield is an abandoned world war ii military airfield in france, which is located approximately 31 km northnortheast of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Two men have been taken to hospital after the light aircraft they were in came down in a wheat field shortly after takeoff. It was during this time that the requirement for a satellite airfield to serve squires gate was identified.
Podington airfields of britain conservation trust uk. Rip colin penny, first treasurer of the boulton paul association, whose father ted penny and grandfather, sid penny, both worked for boulton paul aircraft. Interview with 362nd fs armorer, hoyt parmer drop tanks, the wartime experience of don marner. Local history society to research, collect, catalogue, and promote the architectural and social history of the parishes of yapton and ford in west sussex, uk. Not many photo opportunities as most things were either hangared or wrapped up.
As part of the aviation heritage trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular. In april 1962 the auster was at last permitted to use the main runway and the aero club began to enrol members from the general public. Near the village of penkridge in staffordshire the second world war site of raf penkridge some seem to think it was raf pillaton is next to a modern airfield but the remaining buildings are not accesible from it and have to be approached from a bridle path. Otherton airfield is in penkridge, it is the home of staffordshire aero club.
Current areas of interest in the coming months will be raf penkridge, more commonly refer ed to as otherton airfield and currently used by the staffordshire areo club circled on map. Traditionally the november meeting is a members evening when members of the society, rather than a guest speaker, make a. The wwii airborne photos of leiston airfield were taken by bob prante from a 100th bomb group b17. This site is dedicated to the history of manston airfield, in kent from its first official usage back in 1916. November 2007 meeting report keyworth local history society. Penkridge has a history since the 17th century as an industrial and commercial centre for neighbouring villages and the agricultural produce of cannock chase, strengthening its interpretation as a small town the wealthiest establishment in penkridge in the middle ages was that of its collegiate church. Originally built as an raf bomber command station 194142.
Leiston airfield, station 373, united kingdom bud anderson. Alec brew in a new book which charts the history of aviation in the. The airfield was built on or near the historic estate of merryfield alias merrifield, murefeld, merefeld, muryfield, merifield, wadhams castle, etc. Plane crash in staffordshire field sees men taken to. Three concrete runways were constructed at warton for this purpose. Raf perton is a former royal air force relief landing ground rlg located 3. This aircraft competed for the raf jet provost replacement programme but lost out to the embraer tucano version which was built by. Please come and support staffordshire aero club for our first ever eurostar flyin. Two men have been taken to hospital after a plane crashed in staffordshire today. The book tells the fascinating history of raf defford from when part of the croome estate was first requisitioned in 1941 through the. Otherton airfield originated as raf penkridge in 1942. Egsg is an operational general aviation aerodrome in the epping forest district of essex, england, near the village of abridge. Witness the daring exploits and dangerous challenges that form the story of flight in this beautifully illustrated book, filled with rare photographs and historical.
It closed after wwii but the airfield reopened when the staffordshire aero club made it their base in the 1980s. Band of brothers veterans return to upottery, their dday. Seafires, spitfires, typhoons and masters operated here until the end of. Henstridge airfield was a wartime fleet air arm training airfield designated hms dipper.
Food van, drinks, music, bar, camping, breakfasts available. The following organisations are either based at, use andor have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield as at 01092011. Police, firefighters and paramedics were called after the light aircraft crashed near otherton airfield close to. Band of brothers veterans return to upottery, their dday airfield by neil stevens. The incident happened near otherton airfield near penkridge in. The history of harrington airfield harrington aviation. Work started on the airfield in 1941, but it was not until april 1943 that it was commissioned. Gcewr aeroppakt a22l foxbat pfa 317a14736 gfbat aeroprakt a2. Penkridge is a market town and civil parish in staffordshire, england, which since the 17th. After it was sold off in the 1960s, the airfield was developed into a home for drag racing, now known as santa pod. Learn to fly flex wing aircraft in a relaxed atmosphere at an excellent aerodrome based at penkridge, staffordshire. A short trip to abbots bromley airfield, and back for some touch and gos on 27 grass at halfpenny green. Founded in 1992, we have amassed an extensive library of information.
Buy bovingdon airfield focus 1st edition by simons, graham m. Journey was to ad some air miles to the bears log book. Cliff decided that the land should be called otherton airfield. History of harrington airfield harrington airfield, known as station 179 during ww2, was built by the 826th and 852nd engineer battalions of the us army as a class a airfield intended for heavy bomber use, the main runway length being approximately a mile. The club was able to operate an auster autocrat from the former grass landing area at the southern end of the airfield and a temporary clubhouse was installed in the old wartime control tower.
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