Alloa flying sites
Note: This map only gives the location of Alloa town within the UK.
ALLOA: Civil aerodrome (Aka THE OLD AERODROME and FORTHBANK)
Note: The newspaper article was published in The Scotsman on the 14th September 1932.
Note: These maps and images were kindly provided by Mr Michael T Holder.
Manufacturing: British Caudron Co Ltd
Pleasure flights: 1930s? Kingwill and Jones Flying Co
Location: In/near Alloa on the A907 roughly 5nm E of Stirling
Period of operation: 1917 to 1930s only?
NOTES: It appears that this aerodrome was used, (and solely operated by?), by the British Caudron Co from 1917 to 1919.
Venue (13th September 1932) for Alan Cobham’s National Aviation Day UK Display Tour
Note: Both of these items were also kindly provided by Mike Holder. The newspaper article was published in the Dundee Courier on the 14th September 1932.
FOUR AEROPLANES GOT LOST
Whilst attempting to transit from their display ground at ALLOA to the next venue at Stirling, a straight line distance of seven miles, four of Cobham's fleet became hopelessly lost. A heavy mist, which we'd call fog, pervaded the area around Stirling and three landed on Ballock Farm near Groy, roughly twelve miles to the south. The fourth landed about three miles away from the other three. Incredibly none of the four aeroplanes were damaged in these forced landings.
Venue (7th July 1933) for Alan Cobham’s No.2 Tour of the UK.
ALLOA: Private airstrip (See GARTMORN FARM)
Notes: The AAIB report EW/G2013/07/01 mentions an airstrip near Alloa with a 470 metre runway which appears to have had the Pioneer 300 Hawk G-OHJE based here.
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