Ancaster private
Note; This map only shows the position of Ancaster village within the UK. If anybody can kindly offer advice regarding a more exact location for this airstrip, this will be most welcome.
ANCASTER: Private airstrip (Aka SUDBROOK HOUSE and SUDBROKE HOUSE)
Note: SUDBROOK HOUSE is the correct name and this is also, more or less, the location of the WW1 aerodrome. See ANCASTER for more information.
Note: Both of these pictures were obtained from my Google Earth © derived database.
Operated by: Mr Robert G Simpson (Later Robin Simpson?)
Location: Just E of the B6403, about 1nm N to NNE of Ancaster village, just SW of RAF CRANWELL
Period of operation: 1954 to, perhaps, 1984?
NOTES: In the mid 1950s to mid 60s, Mr Robert G Simpson had the de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth G-AOFO (ex N6865) based here from 17.10.55 until 15.06.56, replacing it with the Taylorcraft Auster 5 G-AOCP (ex TW462), and often flew across to BARDNEY to instruct with the Lincoln Aero Club. A most generous gesture as it was without any renumeration not being allowed under the rules appertaining at that time. He had it registered from 25.05.56 to 01.06.66.
Please see BARDNEY for more information about the Lincoln Aero Club, and a picture of G-AOCP at BARDNEY.
Mr Graham Frost, a great friend of this 'Guide' tells us that flying commenced here with a Tiger Moth - identity unknown? Also based here, and operated by the Four Counties Flying Syndicate from 27.04.64 to 11.07.84, was the Luton LA4A Minor - G-ASAA. This was built by the venerable Arthur W J G Ord-Hume on the Isle-of-Wight.
Also based here, Graham tells us, was another Luton LA4A Minor, G-ASXJ, jointly owned by two gentlemen and registered to them from 14.10.64 to 17.02.84. Finally, last but not least, the group owned Tipsy Trainer 1, G-AFVN was here, it appears, from 05.01.65 until 02.05.67.
N J Perry
This comment was written on: 2020-06-10 19:27:20Home to the Four counties Flying Syndicate in the sixties Luton Minors G-ASAA and G-ASXJ based there. The Cranwell Flying club visited with DH Tiger Moth. As far as I know not used much after early 70s.
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