EPW037862 ENGLAND (1932). National Aviation Day Display tents and crowd including the Aerofilms Van, Lawford Heath, 1932

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Title [EPW037862] National Aviation Day Display tents and crowd including the Aerofilms Van, Lawford Heath, 1932
Reference EPW037862
Date May-1932
Link
Place name LAWFORD HEATH
Parish LONG LAWFORD
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 446135, 274174
Longitude / Latitude -1.3224058429116, 52.363293156874
National Grid Reference SP461742

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Entrance to Flying Display Site. The photo was taken looking south and from Google Earth this is confirmed by trees and shrubs being located on the east side of the road. The entrance to the field is ungated and if you look carefully about 90 yards to the north is an ungated gap into the fields on the right - to the west. If you drive down the road on Google Earth, just after Lawford Hill Farm you will see that these ungated field entrances still exist today. Entrance to the display field on the left 52 21 55”N 001 19 19”W. The show took place on Saturday 16 May 1932 and was given by Sir Alan Cobham's National Aviation Display. Google him up - he was a workaholic.

Mike Holder
Friday 5th of June 2020 10:08:14 PM
Lawford Heath Lane

Class31
Monday 14th of April 2014 11:02:25 PM
There is a similar ploughed field in EPW037869

Class31
Wednesday 19th of March 2014 11:10:19 PM

User Comment Contributions

Aerofilms Van

Billy Turner
Thursday 7th of January 2016 02:38:33 PM
Thanks for the location confirmation. We’ll update the catalogue and post the new details here in due course.



Yours, Katy

Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader

Katy Whitaker
Wednesday 30th of April 2014 11:42:22 AM
I totally agree with Lawford Heath Lane. The wide verge with young trees, which today are mature, and the ditch and hedge on the west side, all fit.

TomRobin
Sunday 27th of April 2014 09:52:21 AM
See comments on EPW037869 which I believe is the same location on the same day.

Class31
Monday 14th of April 2014 11:06:29 PM