Presteigne

Note: This map only shows the position of Presteigne town within the UK.



PRESTEIGNE: Temporary aerodrome?
 

NOTES: On the 4^th October 1933 Sir Alan Cobham’s No.1 Tour displayed in/near Presteign, (now spelt Presteigne of course, but does anybody know exactly where?). They had just returned from a tour of Ireland via displaying at Caernarvon the previous day. Some idea of the relentless programme they pursued week after week, month after month can be seen from their itinerary in Eire.

12^th September CARLOW, 13^th WEXFORD, 14^th DUNGARVAN, 15^th FERMOY, 16^th ATHY, 17^th DUBLIN, 18^th BOYLE, 19^th BUNDORAN, 20^th SLIGO, 21^st CASTLEBAR, 22^nd BALLINROSE, 23^rd NENAGH, 24^th KILLARNEY, 25^th TRALEE, 26^th NEWCASTLE WEST, 27^th MALLOW, 28^th CAHIR, 29^th TULLAMORE and on the 30^th ATHLONE. On the 1^st October they displayed at DROGHEDA before flying back to the UK, (reaching CAERNARVON?) on the 2^nd October.

Obviously no account was made for weather considerations and the pilots and crews hardly ever had a day off. It all seems unbelievable today of course but somehow they seemed to have achieved it.

 

Because Presteigne is right on the border with HEREFORDSHIRE it is of course possible the actual flying site was in that County?

 

 

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