North Inch
NORTH INCH: Temporary aerodrome
Location: Just W of the River Tay and just N of Perth city centre
Period of operation: 5th to 8th September 1919
Note: This 'Flying Week' was intended to commence on the 4th September but fog prevented any aircraft arriving.
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
Once again we have Mike Holder, a great long term friend of this 'Guide', to thank for both discovering this event and providing the following items to illustrate the listing.
The Article One, about the flying being postponed, was published in the Dundee Evening Telegraph on the 4th September.
WHAT THE PRESS HAD TO SAY
Article Two was published in the Dundee Courier on the 6th September, as was Article Four, but on the 8th September.
Article Three was published in the Aberdeen Press and Journal on the 6th September.
The local area and area views are from my Google Earth© derived database.
NOTES: After Armistice Day on the 11th November 1918, a great many people involved in aviation during the conflict found themselves demobbed but still very keen to find a career in aviation in 'Civvy Street'. Large numbers of surplus military aircraft were made available for sale, (although most were destroyed by being set fire to), and the Air Navigation regulations required, from July 1919, that British civil aircraft needed a CofA (Certificate of Airworthiness), and a registration to be painted prominently on the aircraft.
The main business opportunity in those days was offering 'joy rides' and this event in Perth is a splendid example.
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