Chivenor Farm
CHIVENOR FARM: Civil aerodrome (Aka HEANTON COURT)
Note: When opened on July 13th 1934 called – BARNSTAPLE and NORTH DEVON AERODROME. (Later known as CHIVENOR) See CHIVENOR for more info and pictures.
Second note: Please see the CHIVENOR listing for the bigger picture.
Operated by: Mr Robert ‘Bob’ T Boyd and TWJ ‘Tommy’ Nash
British airline users: Atlantic Coast Air Services, Western Airways
Location: Heanton Court, Chivenor, Barnstaple
Period of operation: 1933 to ?
NOTES: Maps today show a village west of Barnstaple called Heaton Punchard pretty much adjacent to RAF CHIVENOR. It appears that the original HEANTON COURT – CHIVENOR FARM - NORTH DEVON AERODROME site was absorbed within the area of CHIVENOR military aerodrome established in 1940.
A publicity item provided by my good friend Maurice Wickstead appears to confirm these records. He sent me this, “4th May 1933. NOVEL AIR DISPLAY THRILLS. Tomorrow’s advance display for Journal Readers competition. Friday 5th May 13.30 to 14.30 Journal Aeroplane competition Siddeley machine will give special advance display over Barnstaple to publicize Cobhams visit next Monday and to remind members of the exclusive journal competition. Coming to HEANTON COURT”.
AIRLINE SERVICES
It appears that Atlantic Coast Air Services might have started ‘experimental’ air services in 1934 but were certainly operating services in 1935. They initially used the DH.84 Dragon G-ACCR which appears to have been replaced by the Monospar ST.4 G-ACCP.
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