Whitchurch flying sites
WHITCHURCH: Temporary aerodrome
Operated by: Gustav Hamel, (presumably on behalf of the Graham-White Co?)
Location: Belton Farm on the Wrexham Road, (Partial site of the Cycle Parade and Floral Carnival)
Period of operation: 12th September 1912 (It would appear that other flying activity also took place)
NOTES: Here again it’s a great shame I can’t afford space to describe at length the account given by Derrick Pratt and Mike Grant in their wonderful book ‘Wings Across the Borders’. They give a great insight as to what went on behind the scenes during these early public aerial demonstration flights. One aspect of detail caught my eye, the description of the lack of “fancy flying” in a “catchy season” at this event. Bit windy on the day perhaps?
WHITCHURCH: Temporary aerodrome (see also as possibly known as GREGORY’S FARM)
Operated by: Berkshire Aviation Co
Location: Ash Road, SE of Whitchurch
Period of operation: 14th to 22nd January 1922
WHITCHURCH: Temporary aerodrome
NOTES: On the 19th June 1936 the C W A Scott’s Flying Displays Ltd ‘Flying for all – All for flying’ UK campaign tour visited WHITCHURCH. An example of the Mignet Flea the company had ‘home-built’ was a star attraction. The exact site they used seems lost?
WHITCHURCH: Private airfield
Operated by: Mr Norman Edgar?
Location: ?
Period of operation: 1932 to 1933?
NOTES: Records show that Mr Edgar owned the 1924 Lympe trials winning Beardmore W.B.XXIV Wee Bee from November 1932 to sometime in 1933 when it was sold to Australia. It was still flying in 1948 as VH-URJ. The question is, did Mr Edgar simply store this aircraft near Whitchurch - or did he fly it?
Was this possibly the same Mr Edgar who got involved after WW2 with Percival to produce the remarkable STOL Edgar-Percival EP.9 utility/crop sprayer type?
WHITCHURCH HEATH see TILSTOCK
A PERSONAL NOTE
It is of very little importance of course in the general scheme of things, but this entry was the 2000th entry for this Guide. And I forgot to buy a flag to wave around.
Heh ho, onward ever onward.
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