Olivers Mount
OLIVER'S MOUNT: Seasonal aerodrome
Operated by: Border Aviation Company
Location: Just S of Scarborough town centre
Period of operation: Probably? June to September 1920
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
We have Mike Holder, a great friend of this 'Guide', to thank for undertaking the research into this location.
The Notice was published in the Sheffield Daily Telegraph on the 16th June 1920.
The short article was published in the Hull Daily Mail on the 6th September 1920. The area view is from my Google Earth © derived database.
NOTES: After WW1 there were a very large number of people around the country who had been involved in aviation during the Great War, and wanted to remain involved. Both as pilots and ground crew such as mechanics and airframe fitters. There were also a large number of war surplus aircraft plus spares available at really quite affordable prices, despite a huge number being scrapped.
The by far easiest way to keep going was by providing joy-ride operations, very often with flying displays included. The most popular aircraft for this was the Avro 504, especially the 504K and 504N versions. Apart from running their own joy-riding operations, the Avro company also had a lucrative side-line going converting, at a reasonable price, these types into three-seaters. Pilot with two passengers. Indeed, so popular were these robust aircraft that they formed the 'backbone' of most joy-riding operations until the eve of WW2.
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