Hastings flying sites
HASTINGS see also CASTLEHAM HELIPAD
HASTINGS see also CONQUEST HOSPITAL
HASTINGS see also FAIRLIGHT
HASTINGS see also PEBSHAM
HASTINGS see also PETT
HASTINGS - St LEONARDS
NOTES: There seems to be some vague evidence of flying activity in or near to St Leonards, which is just west of Hastings town centre, and indeed, now part of the town itself.
Could it be that the beach was used for joy-ride operations using floatplanes after WW1? Or perhaps, considering the nature of the terrain around Hastings, did the Alan Cobham Tours, listed below, use a site in the vicinity? Any advice will be most welcome.
HASTINGS: Temporary aerodrome?
NOTES: It appears that on the 21st and 22nd August Sir Alan Cobham’s 1934 Tour displayed in/near Hastings. Is the location for this venue known?
On the 5th and 6th August 1935 Cobham’s No.1 Tour displayed in/near Hastings also, but where? Using the same site perhaps?
HASTINGS: Civil aerodrome and possibly even regional airport?
Location: ?
Period of operation: Late 1940s early 1950s only?
NOTES: A few rumours seem to exist but is there any substance? It might seem a fanciful notion, (especially a regional airport), but experience has taught me to be patient as occassionally, many years later after making such a simple note, the proof has emerged. For example, it could be quite possible that a pleasure flight operation using just one aeroplane, was set up in a field, during summer seasons, simply to offer local pleasure flights.
Also, as these operators where very keen on any kind of revenue, it is not inconceivable that an air-taxi service was on offer. Ariel photography was another source of income.
Following up on Terry Clark's 'Comment' below. See PEBSHAM.
Terry Clark
This comment was written on: 2018-01-19 05:48:54The 'official' Hastings airfield was known as Pebsham.
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