Charter Hall
CHARTER HALL: Military aerodrome later civil private aerodrome
(Today shortened to CHARTERHALL)
Note: The first three pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©. The area view is from my Google Earth © derived database.
Military user: RAF Fighter Command 12 Group
54 OTU [Operational Training Unit] (Bristol Beauforts & Bristol Beaufighters)
Operated by: 2003: Mr A R Trotter
Location: SE of B6460, W of A697, NE of Eccles Toft, 4.5 nm SSW of Duns, 14nm WSW of Berwick-on-Tweed
Period of operation: Military: 1942 to 1946. Civil from ? to present day
Note: This map is reproduced with the kind permission of Pooleys Flight Equipment Ltd. Copyright Robert Pooley 2014.
Runways: WW2: 07/25 1463x46 hard 02/20 1463x46 hard
2003: 07/25 1000x46 hard
NOTES: The RAF was occasionally using this airfield during exercises with Lockheed Hercules up to roughly 2000/2001(?) often landing here on the remaining part of runway 07/25. Perhaps they still do?
PERSONAL MEMORIES
In April 2001 I was given the job of collecting the Stolp Starduster T00 SA300 G-UINN from LANDS END airport (CORNWALL) to CHARTERHALL. Possibly the longest distance aircraft move I made within the UK? Everything went well until the last few miles, when, because of the incredibly rough roads in this region and the undercarriage being of an oleo type, I had to keep stopping to check and tighten the restraining straps.
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