Salisbury flying sites
Note: This map only shows the position of Salisbury within the UK.
SALISBURY see also HIGH POST AERODROME
SALISBURY see also OLD SARUM
SALISBURY see also SALISBURY HOSPITAL
SALISBURY: Salisbury was the 58th venue for Alan Cobham’s 1929 Municipal Aerodrome Campaign. Starting in May and ending in October one hundred and seven venues were visited. Mostly in England two venues in Wales were visited and eight in Scotland.
The aircraft Cobham used for this 'Tour' was the DH61 'Giant Moth' G-AAEV named 'Youth of Britain'. The schedule he set himself seems quite extraordinary today, day after day flying to another location, taking the 'worthies' for local trips, usually attending a 'slap-up' luncheon whilst extolling the virtues of having an aerodrome or regional airport. Along the way taking fifty children, ten at a time, for a flight sponsored by Lord Wakefield. Then conducting paying joy-rides until dusk without a break. His stamina was quite amazing. The revenue from the public joy-rides was expected to mostly fund the costs of the Tour'.
On the 26th June the venue for Cobham’s 1935 Tour. Today OLD SARUM seems the obvious venue for both these venues but can this be confirmed? Experience has now taught me to be highly sceptical about this as, as far as I now know, these 'Flying Circus Tours' rarely if ever performed at operational RAF airfields.
If anybody can kindly offer advice, this will be most welcome.
SALISBURY: Military airstrip
Military user: US First Army 32nd Field Artillery Brigade 552nd Field Artillery Battalion
Location: OLD SARUM possibly?
Period of operation: 1944/5 only?
NOTES: Two Piper L-4 Grasshoppers were based here.
SALISBURY: Private airfield
Operated by: Mr W J Golden
Period of operation: ?
Runways: 01/19 545 grass 07/25 365 grass
NOTES: As you can clearly see I have next to nothing known abouit this site. Could anybody kindly offer advice and information?
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