Boston
BOSTON see also BOARDSIDES
BOSTON: Civil aerodrome (Aka BOARDSIDES, WYBERTON and WYBERTON FEN
Note: Now known as BOSTON AERO PARK
Note: Picture by the author.
Operated by: 1965 - Lincs Aerial Spraying Co. Ltd
Charter: Boston Air Transport
Pleasure flights: Boston Air Transport
Flying Circus ops: See BOARDSIDES seperate entry
Note: This lovely evocative picture of the Piper Pawnees of the Lincs Aerial Spraying Co, taken in 1966, was copied from the BOSTON AERO PARK website. The Auster J1/N Alpha G-APKN was registered to the Skegness Air Taxi Service who were, oddly it might seen, based here.
Crop spraying: Lincs Aerial Spraying Co (1966 to 1984)
Flying schools: Boston Aero Club, Lincolnshire Paramotors
Note: In the 1957 The Aeroplane directory, Boston Aero Club, (address Boardsides, Wyberton), were operating; Three Austers, one Miles Hawk Trainer 3, one DH89A Dragon Rapide, one Taylorcraft, two Miles Messengers and one Miles Gemini. Quite a fleet, especially in those days.
Location: N of A1121 and roughly 1.5nm W of Boston
Period of operation: 1930s to present day
Note: This map is kindly reproduced with the permission of Pooleys Flight Equipment. Copyright Robert Pooley 2014
Runway: 1965: E/W 609 grass
2014: 09/27 610x25 grass
Helipad: In recent years a floodlit helipad has been provided for use after dark by the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance
NOTES:
Trying to unravel the history of this site has taken quite a time, but I now think I have it sorted? It is very rare for a single site to be known by five different names but this certainly seems the case here.
It appears probable that Mr Tom Hayes the founding father of the Lincoln Aero Club based his Taylorcraft G-AIRE here from 1951 to 1953?
Without much if any doubt, this location was once known as BOARDSIDES when used for Flying Circus visits in the 1930s. See seperate entry.
It was also listed at one point as being a private airstrip, operated by Mr J Emerson. Was this also BOSTON or another strip nearby? Any advice on the above will be much appreciated.
Model aircraft flying also took, or still takes place here.
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