EAW010138 ENGLAND (1947). Southport, the Flower Show in Victoria Park, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Details

Title [EAW010138] Southport, the Flower Show in Victoria Park, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
Reference EAW010138
Date 29-August-1947
Link
Place name SOUTHPORT
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 332641, 416988
Longitude / Latitude -3.0190648259263, 53.644826215495
National Grid Reference SD326170

Pins

A busy afternoon at Birkdale Sands Aerodrome – 4 parked aircraft waiting for pleasure flight customers.

T-Bird
Saturday 7th of December 2013 08:35:47 AM
Hi T-Bird,



I was really surprised to see this as late as 1947; what can you tell us about pleasure flying off the sands here? I'd be interested to know more. For example, who ran it, and how long did it operate?



Yours, Katy

Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader

Katy Whitaker
Saturday 7th of December 2013 08:50:53 AM