'Old' names for British airports
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To get this thread back to the south coast.
Southampton,
Really should be Eastleigh as it is not even in the Southampton Council Area !!
previously Atlantic Park, and also HMS Raven
Or how about Hamble, previously Hamble Aerodrome (North), as Hamble (South) was a seaplane alighting area.
Both aerodromes used the same hangars.
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Southampton,
Really should be Eastleigh as it is not even in the Southampton Council Area !!
previously Atlantic Park, and also HMS Raven
Or how about Hamble, previously Hamble Aerodrome (North), as Hamble (South) was a seaplane alighting area.
Both aerodromes used the same hangars.
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EGCC Ringway
Made into the site of a new airport to cope with the large DC2 as Barton could not. Home of No 1 Parachute Training School during WWII.
Used also by AV Roe to test fly the Manchester which was a flop - 2 more engines made it into a completely different beast however!
There is a book called Early Ringway published in 1978 written by R J Webb which might shed some light but I haven't been able to find it!
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Lydd Airport - originally Ferryfield - Bristol Frighteners, AAhhhh. . . . I think they tried Ashford Intl a while back (yuck!).
They certainly changed Lympne to Ashford - and then closed it . . . RIP.
Then there was the airport with 3 names, Gloucester/Staverton/Cheltenham, but not necessariliy in that order.
steamchicken, it's difficult keeping up with the rebranding at Manston, but last time I drove the Thanet Way I believe it may have been Kent International! At 52nm from central London I suppose it might qualify as London Manston - certainly for Easyjet
They certainly changed Lympne to Ashford - and then closed it . . . RIP.
Then there was the airport with 3 names, Gloucester/Staverton/Cheltenham, but not necessariliy in that order.
steamchicken, it's difficult keeping up with the rebranding at Manston, but last time I drove the Thanet Way I believe it may have been Kent International! At 52nm from central London I suppose it might qualify as London Manston - certainly for Easyjet
Can I add Exeter (Clyst Honiton) to the list?
Last time I was at Bristol there was still one of those old village boundary signs giving distances to last/next place announcing the site as Lulsgate Bottom.
Isn't (or wasn't) it Gloucester/Cheltenham (Staverton) in the same sense as Leeds/Bradford (Yeadon).
and finally Hull:- these days it shares Humberside/Kirmington with North Lincs. What was the East Riding RAF base used by Air Anglia in 74/5 to offer a Hull /Jersey and possibly Amsterdam service?.
Airbanda- Proud to be an Anorak
Last time I was at Bristol there was still one of those old village boundary signs giving distances to last/next place announcing the site as Lulsgate Bottom.
Isn't (or wasn't) it Gloucester/Cheltenham (Staverton) in the same sense as Leeds/Bradford (Yeadon).
and finally Hull:- these days it shares Humberside/Kirmington with North Lincs. What was the East Riding RAF base used by Air Anglia in 74/5 to offer a Hull /Jersey and possibly Amsterdam service?.
Airbanda- Proud to be an Anorak
Last edited by Airbanda; 4th May 2002 at 13:58.
A few more for the pot:
Carlisle (Crosby)
Campeltown (Macrihanish)
Newquay (St Mawgan)
Southend (Rochford)
and one kind of the other way round
Shoreham (Brighton, Hove and Worthing Municipal Airport)
Carlisle (Crosby)
Campeltown (Macrihanish)
Newquay (St Mawgan)
Southend (Rochford)
and one kind of the other way round
Shoreham (Brighton, Hove and Worthing Municipal Airport)
