Fowey flying sites
FOWEY see also COOMBE
FOWEY see also FOWEY 2 VENUES (1912)
FOWEY see also LANKELLY FARM
FOWEY: Temporary aerodrome
A typical summer set-up for the Cornish Aviation Company - location unknown?
Note: This picture from the Phillips family was scanned from the excellent book Cornish Aviation Company by Ted Chapman published in 1979.
It shows their van, with the body built on a 1909 Argyll chassis, (with solid tyres), by Capt. Phillips family garage business, Hill & Phillips in St Austell. Plus a deckchair, a motorcycle, some signs and a windsock - plus of course the Avro 504K - in this case G-EBIZ. Capt Phillips stayed in nearby accommodation whereas his ground-crew slept either in the van or in a tent.
NOTES: In the summer of 1924, Capt. Phillips founder of the Cornwall Aviation Company based near St Austell, and with his Avro 504K G-EBIZ, arrived at Fowey to give joy-rides - probably staying for several days? Can anybody kindly offer advice regarding the position of the site he used?
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