Maysland
MAYSLAND: Temporary aerodrome
Operated by: Sir Alan Cobham’s 1933 No.2 Tour
British Empire Air Display 1936 Tour
Location: Just E of the A130, (now B184), just SE of Great Easton, 2nm NNW of Great Dunmow town centre
Period of operation: 15th June 1933, 29th June 1936
Note: The local area and area views are from my Google Earth © derived database.
NOTES: We have Mike Holder, a great friend of this 'Guide' to thank for pinning down the location of this venue. And adding the first two illustrations. He has also sent me this information from the Tilty Archaeology Local History Group. "After speaking to local historian Alf Wright, and local resident Tom Cowell who remembers the day, we believe the 'aerodrome' was slightly to the north of Maysland Farm, on level ground by the footpath from Great Easton to Lindsell by 'Kiffards'."
This advert was published in the Chelmsford Chronicle on the 9th June 1933. Mike Holder has also kindly provided the advert and three maps.
MORE NOTES: In 1933 Sir Alan Cobham's National Aviation Day Display Tours enterprise was divided into two Tours. The No.1 Tour was planned to visit 116 venues including two seperate visits to Ireland - both north and south. The No.2 Tour stayed in mainland Britain and was planned to visit 161 venues, this being the 57th. Therefore a total of 277 venues were planned.
By comparison the British Empire Air Display tour of 1936, organised by Barker and McEwan King, was planned to visit 111 venues. Starting from Luton on the 8th April it ranged from South and North Wales, avoiding the west Country, and from southern England to as far north in Scotland as Lossiemouth. The tour ending, it appears, at Birmingham, (my note - where?), on the 5th September, this being the 52nd venue.
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