Originally Posted by
Planemike
treadi...... You are but a latecomer....!!! My first visit was in Spring 1963...(yes, 60 years ago !!) !!! It was always a magical place... What resides in that hangar these days???
Back then I lived in Southampton and one of our days out would have been a trip to Gatwick, Redhill and Biggin Hill. PM
Well Southampton certainly had a warbird attraction for a while with the two seat Spit of the Hampshire Flying Club. In John Issacs book he recalls being allowed to taxy it down to near the main gate as an 'advertisment' for joy rides. There was also the DH Express (4 engined) biplane that was a club hack before failing to return from a Spanish outing. JI book well worth a read.