Burnham Thorpe
BURNHAM THORPE: Private airstrip (Aka WHITEHALL FARM)
Note: This picture (2007) was obtained from Google Earth ©
Location: Just E of Burnham Thorpe village, about 2nm SE of Burnham Market
Period of operation: 1990s (?) to - (Or perhaps from the 1950s?)
Runway: 09/27 560 grass
NOTES: If anybody can kindly offer advice, this will be most welcome.
In 2022, Mr Graham Frost, a great friend of this 'Guide', tells us that Mr Barry Southerland had the Piper PA-22-150 Caribbean, G-ARCF (ex N5902D), registered to this address from 06.02.96 until 27.03.01. Becoming perhaps, (or even hopefully?), a bit of an anorak, I often do a couple of cross-checks. Found that in a book of Civil Aircraft Registers, this aircraft is described as being a PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer.
EXTRA NOTES
It might well be that another private airstrip existed nearby, this time at IVY HOUSE FARM? Graham has found that the Tipsy Trainer 1, G-AFJR, was registered to Mr George A Southerland and Mr Timothy L Southerland at this address from 23.10.59 to 04.05.63. If anybody can kindly offer advice, this will be much appreciated.
So, the family name is the same in both accounts. But, does this prove that they probably used the same airstrip?
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