Blackheath Common
Note: This map only shows the area as it is today. Without much doubt a tad different in scope prior to WW1, or even during WW1.
BLACKHEATH COMMON: Model flying venue later military Landing Ground?
Operated by: Prior to 1914; The South Eastern Model Aero Club
Military user: RFC Sqdn (Home Defence) use ?
Note: There are references to 'Home Defence' aircraft using BLACKHEATH in 1915, but I have yet to discover any 'solid' evidence
Location: On the area, (either side?), of the A2 Shooters Hill Road known today as Black Heath
Period of operation: Civil models, prior to 1914.
Military: 1915 only?
NOTES: The South Eastern Model Aero Club also used nearby WOOLWICH COMMON.
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