Reith brings to mind either "Baron", Lord or Beeb, but that didn't get me very far. Methinks you are the sort who does the Times crossword in seconds flat.

Widgeon. W.I., D-G, eon.
Open House.

Clever B*gger! :ok:

Well done Vlad...

Now, I used to work with a first officer who would cut out the Times crossword and clip it on the outboard chart holder, to complete as the duty wore on. Memorably, one day, passing the outer marker for a horrid runway with even nastier approaches, in thick clag and serious bumps, he swapped hands on the yoke, drew his pen from his pocket, and completed the last clue just in time to call 'continue' before swapping hands again and spotting it on perfectly.

Talented bar steward! He's had a great career (and life) since, and I'm delighted for him!

Would be a shame to let it die, so another easy one. "Taking regal crossing, metalworker finds airport"

Kingsford Smith .......If so another Open House

Like I said, easy, but it keeps the thread going.

Ok then, a Play School one for Herod:

Manufacturer...

Be mindful after the change in levels.

This sounds like a canal - be careful in the locks, Lockheed.

Correct, hope enjoyed by all.

JENKINS has control.

Byeeeee....

Thanks. Earwig(O) -

The last of a Governor General might spur you on to find an airfield with an avian history and an aircraft which once was linked to the flightless kind.

Where and what?

I don't think that the aeroplane ever visited the airfield, handling would have been difficult.

Blackburn Roc?

"No" to the "Fifer," I fear. You may have "Skua-ed" yourself by emphasis on one aspect, since both airfield and aeroplane share the same name

The era, and the owner, of the aircraft which you name are closely linked to the "avian history" of the airfield.

The Governor General was "up before the beak" in UK for dodgy practices, and got away with it. The aircraft associated with his name, despite being linked with a bird of the flightless kind, still managed to be, with others, "Swift to the Sky."

No takers? So, here it is in the fashion of "Brian of Britain" Quiz on BBC Home Service.

Last of Governor General, a surname? Difficult, but lets look. Airport, avian link? Will need a lot more. Flightless kind? Penguin, Rod Hull's chum, no. Kiwi - progress, part of the emblem of RNZAF. So, aircraft name within RNZAF, a name to double as a surname. Anson? A sailor, possibly. Oxford? Doubtful, a fine university and possibly the writer of Shakespeare's plays. Vincent, maybe another Admiral. Hastings? A character from Agatha Christie.....but also a Governor General of India, so there is the aircraft.

I am sure that there are many Hastings Airports, not only in New Zealand, but an "avian link?" How about Hastings, Sierra Leone, known to B. Cal pilots serving their time years ago on Sierra Leone Airways Trislanders, and known also to the Fleet Air Arm as HMS Spurwing. So that's "cooked your goose."

Maybe a long Open House. Perhaps another effort to stop the thread becoming dormant, so lets keep the flow going. Shall we up the ante and find a major hazard to aviation in Europe?

I presume we can rule out Mont Blanc, the CAA, French/Spanish ATC?

Delicate humour! All wrong, but one less wrong than the others. Think cryptic and you will find several clues in the text, as well as the answer of course.

Yes, well done. Not original, copied from a clue in newspaper crossword last week and adapted for this thread. "Up," of course being the cryptic entree, and there you have Etna. So, no longer dormant, and the thread flows.

A vous.

Nothing ready, sorry, another Open House (Chez ouvert)