Waltham
WALTHAM: Civil regional airport (This site later became RAF GRIMSBY see GRIMSBY for WW2 info.)
Note: The first picture was obtained from Google Earth ©
Operated by: 1933: Eason’s Booking Office, Grimsby**
British airline users: Pre 1940: Crilly Airways, North Sea Aerial & General Transport*, Provincial Airways
Flying club/school: 1959 ‘snapshot’. Grimsby Flying Club
Location: 4nm SSW of Grimsby town centre
Period of operation: 1930s to 1960s only?
Runways: 1933 Max landing run: 887 grass
NOTES:
Venue (20th September 1933) for Alan Cobham’s No.2 Tour of the UK
Venue (19th September 1935) for Alan Cobham’s No.2 Tour of the UK
A FERRY SERVICE ACROSS THE HUMBER
*The service operated by North Sea Aerial & General Transport, (owned and operated by the Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co Ltd) was the ‘Humber Air Ferry’ based at BROUGH (YORKSHIRE) and used two aircraft. The Blackburn Seagrave G-ABFR and a DH Fox Moth G-ABWB. The twin engine Seagrave could carry three passengers whereas the single engine Fox Moth could, at a pinch, carry four.
For some today it might seem that such a short air service, roughly 22nm, could be viable? Certainly the distance by car (Hull to Grimsby) was roughly around 65 miles at least on mostly poor roads and the passenger ferry service across the Humber estuary probably not attractive either. So, for those who could afford it – a convenient alternative.
**I have no idea if this is accurate information – but there is a record stating this was the case.
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