Broomfield
BROOMFIELD: Military Landing Ground, later civil Landing Ground
(Also known as HERNE BAY and PARSONAGE FARM)
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
Note: These four illustrations were kindly provided by Mike Holder, a great friend of this 'Guide' in April 2021.
Military user: RFC/RAF (Royal Flying Corps / Royal Air Force)
50 [Home Defence] Squadron (Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 & B.E.12 types, Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.8 and later Sopwith Camels)
Location: S of the A299, just ENE of Broomfield, (then a small village), and south of the railway line, about 1nm SE of Herne Bay town centre
Period of operation: 1916 to 1918 (Some say 1922)
Site area: 30 acres 503x320 grass
NOTES: This site was later used by civil operators, giving air displays and especially joy-rides.
This picture was provided by the author based on his Google Earth © database.
It appears that Stallard Airways used this location, but the really big event was the arrival of Sir Alan Cobham's National Aviation Day display tour who performed on the 29th July 1932. The address given was Parsonage Farm. This tour started on the 12th April and finished on the 16th October. One hundred and seventy four venues had been planned, and without much doubt, they managed to perform at most of them, even in poor weather.
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