Cross Hands
CROSS HANDS: Temporary aerodrome
Location: Just NW of Cheltenham town centre, probably just N of the A4019
Period of operation: Apparently from the 14th to the 22nd September 1919
Operated by: Unknown? Just possibly by the Berkshire Aviation Company who had been operating north of this region from August until November that year.
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
We have to thank Mike Holder, a great friend of this 'Guide', for discovering the existence of this venue.
Local map c.1922
Advert
The Cross Hands Inn
Local map c.1961
Note: The advert was published in the Gloucester Echo on the 13th September 1919.
Google Earth © view
Aerial photo c.1945
Notice
Local area view
Note: The notice was published in the Gloucester Echo on the 19th September 1919. The local area view is from my Google Earth © derived database.
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