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NEW. Airlines and Christchurch Airfield (Bournemouth Airport) in the 1930s. | |
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The Hampshire Airfields site provides a page on each Hampshire airfield(Land or Water) ,past or present,showing runway layout,position,height ASL and a brief history. To go to a particular page ,just click on the airfield name in the lists on left or right of this panel. Not included in the listings are heliports/helipads , private airstrips,museums etc - for these visit the "AVIATION IN HAMPSHIRE UK 1900 to 2000" pages where you will also find downloadable production lists for all Hampshire aircraft production The various websites include very comprehensive crash lists for Hampshire(Large list over 1400 crashes - downloadable file available ), Dorset and the Isle of Wight. |
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A recent book by Mike Phipp about the use of flying boats from the early pre WW1 days to the swansong days of the latter part of the 20th century.. Read a more detailed review of this excellent book. |
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A recent book by Mike Phipp about the test Pilot George Errington. Read a more detailed review of this excellent book. |
Photos of the restoration of Simmonds Spartan Three Seater c/n 102 in New Zealand
Airwork Fleet Requirements Unit at Hurn 1951-1972.
The crash at Corfe Castle of Swordfish K5985.
402FS USAAF at Andover in 1944,Photos.
405FG USAAF at Christchurch in 1944,Photos..
The U S Navy's VCS-7 Squadron at Lee-on-Solent flying Spitfires for D-Day.
The Army Balloon Factory and early airships at Farnborough in picture postcards.
Naval Air Station Eastleigh.The US Navy at Eastleigh during WW1
Simmonds Spartan Aircraft-some 1930s pictures from Southampton and the Isle of Wight
A look at some of the advertisements used by Simmond/Spartan from 1929 till the mid 1930s
Seaview and Sopwith: June 1913 photos of Harry Hawker and the Sopwith D1 Three Seater at Seaview on the Isle of Wight..
Hamble & the AW Ensign : 1938 Photos of the AW Ensign Prototype a5 Hamble (via John Turner)..
Spartan VT-AAT , Pictures and information about VT-AAT and it's owner P.M.Kabali;From Captain Herman Vinayak of Mumbai.
Stella at Lytchett Minster, B 17F "Stella"- Forced landing at Lytchett Minster and subsequent recovery.
SIMMONDS/SPARTAN AIRCRAFT, A selection of Spartan photos provided by John Havers
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by Mike Phipp. 96pp. 6.5 x 9 inches Card covers ISBN 978 1 4456 9849 9 This account of aviation in the county of Dorset(as defined after the boundary changesof 1974) from its earliest begginnings by The Channon brothers, William McArdke and J Armstrong Drexel in 1909/10. After this it wasn't long before aerodromes started to spring up in the county. Airfields , civil, military appeared over the years as well as aircraft manufacturers during and after WW2. This book has it all , along with dozens of illustrations, many in colour. Written by Mike Phipp , an well-known aviation historian from Dorset ,this book is well researched and is a excellent read. £14.99 from Amberley Press , Amazon etc.. |  |
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