Star Farm
Note: This map only shows the position of Chatham within the UK. If anybody can kindly provide a more exact location for this venue, this advice will be much appreciated.
STAR FARM: Temporary aerodrome
CHATHAM was the 76th venue for the 1929 Sir Alan Cobham's Municipal Aerodrome Campaign. Starting in May and ending in October one hundred and seven venues were visited. Mostly in England, two were in Wales and eight in Scotland. Without doubt this 'Tour' arrived in CHATHAM during roughly mid-September.
The aircraft Cobham used was the DH61 'Giant Moth' G-AAEV named 'Youth of Britain'. The punishing schedule he set himself seems astonishing today. See STOCKTON-on-TEES for more information. Also highly recommended are his memoirs in 'A Time To Fly'.
But was this the same venue as the 1932 Tour? If anybody can kindly offer advice, this will be most welcome.
Operated by: Alan Cobham’s 1932 National Aviation Day UK Display Tour
Location: Near Chatham
Period of operation: 25th May 1932
Michael Holder
This comment was written on: 2020-05-17 15:50:18On Watling Street is the Star Hotel and just south of it by 180yd is a farm called Upper Darland according to the 1900 25" Ordnance Survey map. If you switch to the OS 1:10560 1952 map the farm has changed its name to Star Farm - 51 22 14"N 000 33 44"E.
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