Staffordshire Moor
STAFFORDSHIRE MOOR: Temporary aerodrome (Aka STAFFORDSHIRE COMMON)
Operated by: Berkshire Aviation Tours
Location: Just W to WNW of Tamworth town centre
Period of operation: From the 19th October 1921
A MICHAEL T HOLDER GALLERY
We have Mike Holder, a great friend of this 'Guide', to thank for investigating this little known venue.
Local map c.1913
Article
Local area map c.1961
The article was published in the Tamworth Herald on the 22nd October 1921.
Google Earth © view
Aerial photo c.1947
Area view
The area view is from my Google Earth © derived database.
NOTES: It appears that Capt. O P Jones arrived with just one aeroplane, which was quite common for Berkshire Aviation Tours in those days. Without much if any doubt, this would have been an Avro 504K as between 1919 and the early 1930s the company operated twenty four examples. How long he and his engineer stayed is not known, but a stay of at least a week seems more than likely.
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