Originally Posted by
aw ditor
The runway was used from the 70s and 80s by a company called Vernair from Liverpool. Contract eventually went to a Manchester based Company when Vernair were sold off'. They provided an Air Taxi service on Beech Kingairs for Boffins to and from Down South'. The nearby aerial farm operated by the US Navy was a local hazard! The occasional Dan' 748 delivered some special loads' from time to time. Runway was a bit rough' to say the least'.
Didn't Northair operate Beagle 206's out of Manchester to Dounreay in the 70's?