Hartsdown
Note: This map only shows the position of Hartsdown within the UK. If anybody can kindly offer advice regarding the location of this venue, this will be much appreciated.
HARTSDOWN: Temporary civil aerodrome
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
Note: The article was published in the East Kent Times and Mail
Note: As the synoptic chart shows, Cobham would have had fabulous weather for his visit here. Possibly foggy in the morning, possibly hazy later on, but for local flying, light winds and pretty much perfect.
Operated by: Sir Alan Cobham’s UK Municipal Aerodrome Campaign
Location: Just SW of Margate town centre
Period of operation: 7th & 8th September 1929
NOTES: This was the 70th planned venue for this Tour but ended up being the 74th. Starting in May and ending in October, one hundred and seven venues were planned to be visited. Mostly in England two venues were in Wales and eight in Scotland. In the end Cobham managed to visit 96 venues, which was of course a remarkable achievement in itself.
Without any doubt this Tour encouraged the commission of several aerodromes/regional airports - and probably RAMSGATE was one of them?
Cobham was a 'workaholic' and the itinery for this and later Tours almost defies imagination today. The aircraft he mostly used for this 1929 Campaign was the de Havilland DH61 'Giant Moth' G-AAEV, named 'Youth of Britain'. Highly recommended are his memoirs in 'A Time To Fly'.
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