Cemetery Farm
CEMETERY FARM: Civil Landing Ground, briefly ‘Temporary aerodrome’. (Aka BLANDFORD)
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
Note: The advert was published in the Western Gazette on the 6th July 1934.
Note: I have added the last Google Earth © area picture.
Operated by: Mr C F Davis
Location: S of the A350, and NE of Blandford Forum town centre
Period of operation: From 1927 until the1930s only?
Runway: Max landing runs: 04/22 385 grass 09/27 245 grass 13/31 385 grass
NOTE: Venue on the 11th July 1934 during Sir Alan Cobham’s 1934 National Aviation Day tour of the UK.
A few years ago I made these comments: "This site is typical of what has kept me driving on in research for this 'Guide'. Surely a site with a name like this should be easy enough to pin down? A couple of years after writing this comment, (which was many years ago), I found the following info: In the ‘AA Landing Grounds’ publications of the 1930s they list a Landing Ground with this location; “1 mile NE of Blandford Forum, NW of A354, immediately after minor road junction to N, adjacent to cemetery”. Oh well, that’s that explained then!"
"It was many years later that I discovered that the address for Mr C F Davis was Cemetery Farm. However, I still haven't managed to confirm an exact location - can anybody help?"
It was Mr Graham Frost, a great friend of this 'Guide' who kindly pinpointed the location. Shortly afterwards Mike Holder very kindly came up with the pictures and maps in the gallery above.
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