Podington airfields of britain conservation trust uk. Egsg is an operational general aviation aerodrome in the epping forest district of essex, england, near the village of abridge. Otherton airfield originated as raf penkridge in 1942. Learn the history of stapleford airfield, home of stapleford flight centre, london, england.
Since childhood he has been fascinated by all aspects of aviation history. Since passing his gft for a private pilots license on the 30th june 1989 in the cessna 152 gwacb at wycombe air park the gates of opportunity opened and he has, for example, flown an aircraft in every country in western europe registered in each country. Otherton airfield micklewood lane penkridge, st19 5nx. Our history stapleford flight centre london england. Two men have been taken to hospital after a plane crashed in staffordshire today. Aerial photograph of the east end of merryfield airfield looking east, the technical site is to the right, c47 skytrains are parked on grass and horsa gliders are parked near the t2 hangar on the left, august 1944. Traditionally the november meeting is a members evening when members of the society, rather than a guest speaker, make a.
The airfield is just within the m25, close to the junction with the m11. Otherton airfield approach and circuit patterns youtube. The village of perton now occupies the site of the former airfield. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Food van, drinks, music, bar, camping, breakfasts available. Please come and support staffordshire aero club for our first ever eurostar flyin. Today the control tower is now a house and some other airfield buildings remain.
The following organisations are either based at, use andor have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield as at 01092011. Originally built as an raf bomber command station 194142. I thought it was easy to spot the field with its crisscross runways. Many wwii pilots started their flying careers at otherton. Buy bovingdon airfield focus 1st edition by simons, graham m. Gcewr aeroppakt a22l foxbat pfa 317a14736 gfbat aeroprakt a2.
Band of brothers veterans return to upottery, their dday. History of harrington airfield harrington airfield, known as station 179 during ww2, was built by the 826th and 852nd engineer battalions of the us army as a class a airfield intended for heavy bomber use, the main runway length being approximately a mile. It was pretty busy with a number of microlights coming and going. The site was opened as a satelliterelief landing ground for raf hixon, 7. Witness the daring exploits and dangerous challenges that form the story of flight in this beautifully illustrated book, filled with rare photographs and historical. A pictorial history is available for purchase in the raf museum and at the national trust shop.
Stevens was born and raised in the wiltshire town of marlborough and has since 1988 been actively researching the. This aircraft competed for the raf jet provost replacement programme but lost out to the embraer tucano version which was built by. Learn to fly flex wing aircraft in a relaxed atmosphere at an excellent aerodrome based at penkridge, staffordshire. Two men have been taken to hospital after the light aircraft they were in came down in a wheat field shortly after takeoff. It closed after wwii but the airfield reopened when the staffordshire aero club made it their base in the 1980s. The buildings are part of an estate managed business park which includes pillaton farm. Penkridge is a market town or village and civil parish in staffordshire, england. After it was sold off in the 1960s, the airfield was developed into a home for drag racing, now known as santa pod. Current areas of interest in the coming months will be raf penkridge, more commonly refer ed to as otherton airfield and currently used by the staffordshire areo club circled on map. November 2007 meeting report keyworth local history society. Otherton airfield limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual. Books multiple airfields history of manston airfield. See 2 photos from 41 visitors to otherton airfield.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A short trip to abbots bromley airfield, and back for some touch and gos on 27 grass at halfpenny green. Otherton airfield is in penkridge, it is the home of staffordshire aero club. Bob was a 364th fs armorer and later transferred to the 357th fg photo shop. Penkridge is a market town and civil parish in staffordshire, england, which since the 17th. Solenzara airfield is an abandoned world war ii military airfield in france, which is located approximately 31 km northnortheast of. Rip colin penny, first treasurer of the boulton paul association, whose father ted penny and grandfather, sid penny, both worked for boulton paul aircraft. Entrance to the airfield is the first left after the m6 and before an old railway level crossing. Leiston airfield, station 373, united kingdom bud anderson. Three concrete runways were constructed at warton for this purpose. Interview with 362nd fs armorer, hoyt parmer drop tanks, the wartime experience of don marner.
The incident happened near otherton airfield near penkridge in. Work started on the airfield in 1941, but it was not until april 1943 that it was commissioned. Plane crash in staffordshire field sees men taken to. Alec brew in a new book which charts the history of aviation in the. Two taken to hospital after staffordshire plane crash. Seafires, spitfires, typhoons and masters operated here until the end of. Otherton airfield, south staffordshire area information, map, walks. Work was started on the 9th of october 1940 and the airfield officially opened on the 4th of may 1941. A flying school started and many new microlight pilots got their wings and joined the club.
Journey was to ad some air miles to the bears log book. The airfield was created as raf penkridge in 1942 during the second world war and was the base of raf 51 group efts. Band of brothers veterans return to upottery, their dday airfield by neil stevens. The book tells the fascinating history of raf defford from when part of the croome estate was first requisitioned in 1941 through the. Churchills most secret airfield first edition by bernard o connor isbn. The wwii airborne photos of leiston airfield were taken by bob prante from a 100th bomb group b17.
If your flying into otherton this will give you a visual representation of the approach and cicuit patterns for runways 1634 and 0725. The 92nd left podington at the end of the war in europe, and the airfield was used by the ministry of defence for storage. Photograph taken by 7th photographic group, us7grloc390. The club was able to operate an auster autocrat from the former grass landing area at the southern end of the airfield and a temporary clubhouse was installed in the old wartime control tower. In 1940 new runways were built at warton so that it could act as a satellite airfield for the raf coastal command station at squires gate airfield in blackpool the airfield was first operated as an air depot of the united states army air forces usaaf during world war ii, as thousands of aircraft were processed on their way to active. A pictorial history of hornchurch aerodrome through two world wars and beyond, 19151962 first edition by smith, richard c. Raf seighford is a former royal air force station located 3. In the beginning during 1940 blackpool squires gate airfield, an raf coastal command station, handled detachments of fighters and bombers. Founded in 1992, we have amassed an extensive library of information.
As part of the aviation heritage trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular. It is intended to bring together the various sources of information at events, squadrons, aircraft and personnel that have been involved in the site. Flexwing instructor otherton airfield book a trial flight for an exhilarating experience and a chance of achieving something most people can only dream of. Colin was a lifelong aircraft enthusiast, and kept his microlight at otherton airfield. Local history society to research, collect, catalogue, and promote the architectural and social history of the parishes of yapton and ford in west sussex, uk. Royal air force balderton or more simply raf balderton was a former royal air force station located 2. In april 1962 the auster was at last permitted to use the main runway and the aero club began to enrol members from the general public. Penkridge has a history since the 17th century as an industrial and commercial centre for neighbouring villages and the agricultural produce of cannock chase, strengthening its interpretation as a small town the wealthiest establishment in penkridge in the middle ages was that of its collegiate church. It was during this time that the requirement for a satellite airfield to serve squires gate was identified. Living in bristol and with the imminent closure of the airfield all bristolians feel we are loosing part of the history of bristol however this book is full of wonderful. Notably there is a piece of preserved wall art from the airfield featuring a b17 at the imperial war museum at duxford. Heroes take flight as book looks back at forgotten airfields. Raf perton is a former royal air force relief landing ground rlg located 3. Raf penkridge otherton airfield airfield research group.
This site is dedicated to the history of manston airfield, in kent from its first official usage back in 1916. Police, firefighters and paramedics were called after the light aircraft crashed near otherton airfield close to. A track half a mile or so leads up past some open hangars to the clubhouse. The history of harrington airfield harrington aviation. Henstridge airfield was a wartime fleet air arm training airfield designated hms dipper. Otherton airfield limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. For mail order please get in touch using our contact dahg form.
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