Gailes Camp
GAILES CAMP: Temporary military aerodrome
Operated by: No.2 Squadron from RNAS MONTROSE
Location: W of the A78, roughly 1.5nm SSE of Irvine town centre
Period of operation: 21st July until 2nd August 1913
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
We have Mike Holder, a great friend of this 'Guide', to thank for both discovering and then investigating what information might exist in press reports, plus adding the maps etc. I was certainly surprised by how much coverage the press made of this event.
The Short article One was published in the Dundee Evening Telegraph on the 22nd July 1913. Short article Two was also published on the 22nd July, but this time in the Dundee Courier.
Article One was published in the Kilmarnock Herald and North Ayrshire Gazette on the 25th July 1913. The Short article Three was published in the Evening Star on the 26th July 1913.
This Article Two in four parts was published in the Montrose Review on the 25th July 1913.
AND FINALLY
Article Three was published in The Aeroplane on the 31st July 1913.The Short article Four was published in the Dundee Courier on the 4th August 1913. The local area view is from my Google Earth © derived database.
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