One thing the helicopter service did was to set the air fare at a high level. Thirty years ago Skybus management tried to get land reserved for a small fixed wing airfield near the Penzance Heliport(now a Sainbury's Supermarket !!! ), but the local authorities didn't see the wisdom of it
This B-17 42-30018 'Old Coffins' force landed at Lands End airfield in WWII (and, lightened, was flown out after repairs)
UPL 27746 | American Air Museum in Britain