Which Aerodrome?
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Sorry for the delay. Sorry this airfield was not one of the following:-
Waddington
Farnborough
Detling
Lymne
Arbroath
India Four Two wrote:
If I say South Downs will that help?
Waddington
Farnborough
Detling
Lymne
Arbroath
India Four Two wrote:
I never thought I would be using my day-job skills in this forum, but the terrain in your second photo looks like typical "chalk country", which if I'm correct would narrow your airfield down to the following areas: East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Cambs., Bedford., Bucks., Berks., Salisbury Plain, North Downs, South Downs.
If I say South Downs will that help?
Edited to say perhaps it does help - HMS Peregrine?
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The Model T of aerodromes? 
Ford?
Ford?
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India Four Two has it
Ford airfield was opened 1918; at first it was called Ford junction airfield, then became Yapton aerodrome but was known as Ford Aerodrome by 1931. Originally a training station, it was briefly occupied by the United States Navy later in 1918 and was closed in the following year.
In the 1930s the airfield was used at different times as a flying school, for joy-rides, as the headquarters of Sir Alan Cobham's 'flying circus', and as a base for experimental flying. At the time of the photograph 1933 the airfield was used by Rollason Aeroplane Co (who ran the South downs Aero club). In 1937, however, it was taken back by the Air Ministry, new buildings being built in Climping parish, while the original buildings continued to be used for experimental purposes. The airfield was to becmme HMS Peregrine and used by the Fleet Air Arm until it was closed 1959.
I had my first ever flight from HMS Peregrine, way back in 1954, as a young CCF RN Cadet. We were flown in an Anson and typical RN, they had there fun, in that they made us all wear parachutes, we were never told how to use them mind, and they made us run out to the aircraft with the chutes swinging behind us almost knocking legs from under us.
IndiaFourTwo you have control.
Ford airfield was opened 1918; at first it was called Ford junction airfield, then became Yapton aerodrome but was known as Ford Aerodrome by 1931. Originally a training station, it was briefly occupied by the United States Navy later in 1918 and was closed in the following year.
In the 1930s the airfield was used at different times as a flying school, for joy-rides, as the headquarters of Sir Alan Cobham's 'flying circus', and as a base for experimental flying. At the time of the photograph 1933 the airfield was used by Rollason Aeroplane Co (who ran the South downs Aero club). In 1937, however, it was taken back by the Air Ministry, new buildings being built in Climping parish, while the original buildings continued to be used for experimental purposes. The airfield was to becmme HMS Peregrine and used by the Fleet Air Arm until it was closed 1959.
I had my first ever flight from HMS Peregrine, way back in 1954, as a young CCF RN Cadet. We were flown in an Anson and typical RN, they had there fun, in that they made us all wear parachutes, we were never told how to use them mind, and they made us run out to the aircraft with the chutes swinging behind us almost knocking legs from under us.
IndiaFourTwo you have control.
That was interesting - the obviously military hangars on a civilian airfield were quite confusing. Are any of the hangars still there? Google Earth shows some possibles, but the road orientation doesn't look right.
After all that I have to confess my airfield cupboard is bare, so Open House.
After all that I have to confess my airfield cupboard is bare, so Open House.
Jack's Granddad
Sigh, Chateauroux it is, hoped that might last a bit longer!
For the reason the airliners are there (which is why I thought it may confuse a bit) see:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5394070.stm
LFT has it.
For the reason the airliners are there (which is why I thought it may confuse a bit) see:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5394070.stm
LFT has it.
Not either.