Keyston
KEYSTON: Private airstrip (Also known as MANOR FARM)
Notes: The first two pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©. The local area and area views are from my Google Earth © derived database.
Operated by: The Spiller family
Location: Just W of Keyston village, S of the A14, about 3nm SE of Thrapston town centre and roughly 10nm WNW of Huntingdon town centre
Period of operation: 1940s (?) to -
Runway: 03/21 600x45 grass
Note: In the AAIB report EW/G2015/04/08 the runway was now described as being: 02/20 724 grass
SOMETHING OF A REVELATION PERHAPS?
Mr Graham Frost, a great friend of this 'Guide', told me that the Miles M38 Messenger 2A (G-AKIN) had been based here. So, something of a delve seemed required - and - the result astonished me. According to official records G-AKIN had been owned and operated by the Spiller family, trading as R Spiller and Sons Ltd, from 11.08.49 until 25.10.2002.
I may well be mistaken of course, but, from memory, I think this is the longest time period I have found of a private aircraft being owned and operated in the U.K.? Advice will be much appreciated.
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