Burbage Road
BURBAGE ROAD: Temporary aerodrome
Operated by: Berkshire Aviation Tours
Location: E of the B4669, about 0.75nm ESE of Hinckley town centre
Period of operation: 26th November to 11th December 1921
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
Here once again we have Mike Holder, a great long-term friend of this 'Guide', to thank for both discovering this little known venue and providing the following items to illustrate it. As Mike points out, from the limited information he could find available, he could not be certain about the exact location so has used his best judgement based on several factors - not least ease of public access. If anybody can kindly offer advice and information, this will be most welcome.
The short article was published in the Hinckley Times on the 26th November 1921, and the advert was placed, also in the Hinckley Times, on the 3rd December 1921.
The news item One was published in The Aeroplane magazine on the 7th December, and the news item Two followed on the 14th December 1921.
The local area and area views are from my Google Earth© derived database.
NOTES: The Berkshire Aviation Company operated a large number of Avro 504Ks between 1919 and 1933. Probably it seems 24 examples, plus a couple of Airco DH6s. I might well be mistaken of course, but looking at the available records I think the Avro 504K being flown here in 1921 could have been G-EAHZ (ex H2411).
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