EPW012714 ENGLAND (1925). Salt End Distillery, Salt End, 1925

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Details

Title [EPW012714] Salt End Distillery, Salt End, 1925
Reference EPW012714
Date 6-May-1925
Link
Place name SALT END
Parish PRESTON
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 515978, 428020
Longitude / Latitude -0.24155891386671, 53.735430664561
National Grid Reference TA160280

Pins

Site of Hull (hedon) Aerodrome

Graham Yaxley
Tuesday 20th of January 2015 05:04:12 PM

User Comment Contributions

Flying at Hull (Hedon) Aerodrome goes back to before World War I. In 1916 the site was used as a night landing ground by 33 Squadron RFC, but there was little flying activity.

In 1929 The Hull Flying Club was established and Hull Municipal Airport was opened by Prince George on 10 October 1929. KLM operated a service to Amsterdam from May 1934.

Civil flying ceased on the outbreak of World War II, but the aerodrome was rejected by the RAF mainly because it was so close to the oil tanks at Salt End.

Post-war there was little interest in flying at Hedon and a speedway track was opened with the hangar being converted to a grandstand. The venture failed. A last attempt to bring aviation back to Hedon ended disastrously when the aircraft was damaged on landing from a demonstration flight.

Graham Yaxley
Tuesday 20th of January 2015 05:35:41 PM