Halfpenny Bridge
HALFPENNY BRIDGE: Temporary aerodrome (Bridge later renamed as Brockholes Bridge)
Operated by: Giro Aviation Company
Location: Just S to SW of bridge and A59, about 2.25nm E of Preston city centre
Period of operation: 1st to 24th July 1920
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
Once again we have Mike Holder, a great friend of this 'Guide', to thank for discovering this little known venue and providing the following items to illustrate the listing.
Advert One was placed in the Lancashire Evening Post on the 1st July 1920. Excerpt One is from De Havilland Aircraft by A Jackson.
The Notice appeared in The Aeroplane on the 28th July 1920. Advert Two was also placed in the Lancashire Evening Post, but this time on the 15th July 1920.
Excerpt Two is from My Lancashire. The local area and area views are from my Google Earth© derived database.
NOTES: The Giro Aviation Company are best known for operating from seaside locations, and to date I believe this is the venue, (listed so far of course), of them operating inland? They were also unusual in operating a fleet of Airco DH6s, whereas the majority of joy-riding operators in the 1920s had opted to use Avro 504 variants, mostly the Avro 504K and 504N types. Giro also operated these as well as two Avro Avians one of which is preserved in the Manchester Aviation Museum.
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