Burrys Farm
BURRY’S FARM: Civil aerodrome (Aka BURRY'S FIELD and MUDEFORD FARM)
Note: Also an A.A. (Automobile Association) approved Landing Ground
See also seperate listing for SOMERFORD BRIDGE, the field next door to the east
The much amended A.A.information sheet serves to illustrate the changes being made as this location was changing from a small private aerodrome into becoming a regional airport.
These two airfields were combined in 1933/4 to form a large part of what became CHRISTCHURCH airport. Which itself was renamed as BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT in 1935, and expanded further in WW2.
Location: Near to and just ENE of Christchurch town centre
Period of operation: Possibly 1926 to 1933 only? (Before being enlarged to become an airport)
NOTES: Were Surrey Flying Services the first to operate from here in 1926?
It came as a bit of surprise to discover that on the 30th April 1933 Sir Alan Cobham’s National Aviation Day No.2 Tour of the UK used this site. On the 10th August 1935 Cobham’s No.1 Tour displayed and performed here. It appears it was largely Fisher Aviation, or rather Capt Francis Fisher, who helped to develop the site as an airport in 1933/4.
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