Jenkins Farm
JENKINS FARM: Private airstrip
Note: All five of these pictures (see below as well) were obtained from Google Earth ©
Operated by: The Soper family
Location: Just S of the M25, 2nm ESE of STAPLEFORD aerodrome, about 4.5nm WNW of Brentwood town centre
Period of operation: 1960s at least, to -
Runway: 2000s at least = 02/20 660 grass
NOTES: Just imagine my amazement to find that I didn't have this well known airstrip listed - and this was in May 2021! How could this be possible?
One obvious explanation of course is that it is so familiar, I had simply assumed I must have listed it. Have I missed any others on the same basis I now wonder?
A FOND PERSONAL MEMORY
In February 2009, Angela Soper hired me to transport her fathers much loved de Havilland DH94 Moth Minor Coupe, G-AFOJ, from the De Havilland Museum at SALISBURY HALL, back to their airstrip. This was so her then ailing father could one again see it in its former surroundings. A lovely and most generous gesture.
Angela told me that he often took her flying as a youngster in G-AFOJ and was inspired to gain her ATPL and have a career as an airline pilot.
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