Lostock
LOSTOCK: Temporary aerodrome
Operated by: Sir Alan Cobham's National Aviation Day displays
Period of operation: 9th August 1933, 25th April and 25th July 1934
Location: N of the M61, 1.5nm SE of Horwich town centre and about 3.5nm W of Bolton town centre
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
Note: The local area view is from my Google Earth © derived database.
NOTES: If you are wondering how you can have a temporary aerodrome, used for just one day, the reason is that during the 1920s and 1930s, all the venues used by the 'Flying Circus' operators had to be officially licensed and approved by the Air Ministry. And indeed, especially in the earlier days, the site of the venue would be surveyed, often with limitations imposed.
Seems an odd coincidence that as Alan Cobham was employed by de Havilland soon after WW1, this site later became a de Havilland propeller factory.
The 1933 No.2 Tour commenced at HOLT FARM, Southend, ESSEX, on the 14th April, and terminated at MAYLANDS aerodrome in ESSEX on the 8th October. It was planned to visit 161 venues, and this was the 105th venue. The No.1 Tour was planned to visit 116 venues.
The 1934 Tour was a single tour, starting at CENTRAL PARK, Dagenham in ESSEX on the 14th April and also finished at MAYLANDS aerodrome, but on the 30th September. The schedule for this Tour was to visit 159 venues and LOSTOCK was the 12th venue on the 25th April and later the 97th venue on the 25th July.
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