They operate from blackbushe regularly, and can be relied upon, whatever your requirement. On 31 july 2015, an embraer phenom 300 business jet crashed into a car park next to blackbushe airport in hampshire, united kingdom, while attempting to land. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The largest independent nonequity flying group in the south of the u. It covers both world war two and the transition to being londons second and third airport from 194760. As somebody who has written a short book on blackbushes history i can expand a little. It was also the home of the free french squadron lorraine. The 2017 festival of flight will celebrate this rich history with over a 3 hour flying display planned and over 30 static aircraft currently set to appear. Excellent meals and snacks with a great view of the airfield. Thanks, indeed there is a new book on blackbushe due out before too long.
The picnic at blackbushe aerodrome, offical programme. Eglk is an operational general aviation airport in the civil parish of yateley in the northeast corner of the english county of hampshire. Blackbushe airport are excited to share our vision for the development of the airport into a modern ga facility. High pressure will lie over the far south of the uk in the next few days, ensuring mostly settled and dry weather. On 15th november 1946, the raf had moved out, and the airport was handed over to the ministry of civil aviation, becoming blackbushe airport. Located on the borders of hampshire, berkshire, and surrey, blackbushe airport is perfectly located for quick access both to central london as well as to the thames. Blackbushe sunday market is held on the car auction site. Obtained a hop out of blackbushe on a us navy c47 bound for naples italy and rheine maine germany. Blackbushe londons lost airport 19421960 robert belcher this history of blackbushe airport contains a wealth of information on the operations of the various units based during world war ii, including losses. This site aims to preserve the history of this once great airport and show it to the world. Flying lesson at blackbushe airport from into the blue.
I was a us regular army soldier stationed in germany on leave in london. An aerial view of blackbushe airport, hampshire getty images. In the following year the part that was privately owned was sold to don bennett and reopened in its current form in october 1961. This history of blackbushe airport contains a wealth of information on the operations of the various units based during world war ii, including losses. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of blackbushe airport. Private or commercial, at blackbushe aviation we can make your dream come true. Airmen based here during the second world war took part in many key air battles in the liberation of europe and. Formatted at 1024 x 768 res, lower res will result in some formatting errors in page display. Very good runway and the landing fee was reasonable at.
Of that i know no more, but this may day will go down in history as one of. July 15th 1978, and 250,000 people display the negligible impact of punk on rocks old brigade by trekking to blackbushe airfield in surrey to watch bob dylan, eric clapton, joan armatrading and graham. Blackbushe aviation offers a variety of allinclusive introductory flying packages together with a range of speciality flights. Built during the second world war, blackbushe is north of the a30 road between camberley and hook. Airmen based here during the second world war took part in many key air battles in the liberation of europe and many paid the ultimate price. The airfield boasted all weather hard runway and for a time the runways were equipped with fido which saw open oil lines constructed alongside the runways and lit during periods of fog in attempts to clear low visibility. This new history of blackbushe airport contains a wealth of information on the operations of the various based units during world war ii, detailing operations and. Plan flight to blackbushe view blackbushe notams view blackbushe weather nearby airfields map users. It covers the operations, trials and tribulations of the various independent airlines that started their lives at blackbushe, their. The next thing i knew the siren was wailing on the control tower and then i saw a big plume of black smoke, he said.
There is a very good book on blackbushe which has in the last couple of years been updated i cant remember the title or publisher but should be easy to find and reference in your right up. A professional and friendly flight school and club providing private and professional flight training based at. The station was renamed to raf blackbushe on 18 november 1944 and it became an airfield for the douglas dakotas of raf transport command during the 1948 airlift during the berlin blockade. The passengers were rajaa hashim, one of the wives of osama bin ladens father mohammed bin awad bin laden who had died in an aircraft crash in the 1960s, as well as her daughter. The only pilot and all three passengers on board were killed. Blackbushe, 5 october 1945 free czechoslovak air force. Blackbushe airport is an operational general aviation airport in the civil parish of yateley in the northeast corner of the english county of hampshire. The us deployment was fasron 200 which attracted wv2s, p2v7s, r4d8s, sb5s etc. Blackbushe has served it county well during war and peace. Eglk, in the civil parish of yateley in the northeast corner of the english county of hampshire, comprises an airfield, much reduced in size since its heyday, a british car auctions site, a kart track owned by camberley kart club, and a small business park. We brief you first, as with the other trial lessons, and you have the chance to try your hand at flying but with the added bonus of being able to experience a landing at another airfield, often on grass allowing for suitability.
Aug 04, 2016 one of the biggest events in rock history took place at the airfield on july 15 1978, when more than 200,000 attended the picnic at blackbushe concert, which featured bob dylan, eric clapton and. Of these approximately 40% were killed in flying or training accidents. Raf hartford bridge was opened on 7th november 1942. Read about the airports history in world war two, including all aircrew losses and important missions carried out from this once quiet corner of hampshire. First published in 2009 the book gives an excellent overall history of blackbushe from 1942 onwards. Buy blackbushe by robert belcher from waterstones today. Harvey goldsmith calls it his bestever event, and dylans first uk dates in 12 years dominate the news. General nonblackbushe discussion includes southern airfields. Eglk is an operational general aviation airport in the. Get the bob dylan setlist of the concert at blackbushe aerodrome, camberley, england on july 15, 1978 and other bob dylan setlists for free on. Welcome to the blackbushe history website, the airport that has served airmen and passengers alike for over 75 years home now history 19421946 19471960 1960now about us a brief history of raf hartford bridge and blackbushe airport part 1 raf hartford bridge. Contains history, photos, reminiscences, daily movements etc the us navy established a permanent base with a large hangar built in 1957 and had plans to extend the main runwy to 10,000ft and build a second runway of 7000ft, then the british government, in an effort to.
The airfield formally reopened again on 61062although a small number of light aircraft operated by the blackbushe aero club had remained during the closure,this time as a ga airfield. Blackbushe ad 2eglk1 1 civil aviation authority uk aip blackbushe eglk ad 2. Bin laden family on blackbushe airport crash plane bbc news. This is a history of raf hartford bridge and blackbushe airport, hampshire england.
Went to blackbushe for the first time this weekend. At the time of writing this, blackbushe is a busy and popular general aviation field,and hopefully. May 06, 2017 the airfield boasted all weather hard runway and for a time the runways were equipped with fido which saw open oil lines constructed alongside the runways and lit during periods of fog in attempts to clear low visibility. I wanted to give blackbushe an event to remember, to bring back some old shapes from the history book, to give the airfield an injection of life i think the team achieved just that. It covers the operations, trials and tribulations of the various independent airlines that started their lives at blackbushe, their histories and their diverse fleets mainly secondhand. Bill freeman was the manager, denis cooper the satco with lin elgeti, pat curtis and me working in the tower.
One of the biggest events in rock history took place at the airfield on july 15 1978, when more than 200,000 attended the picnic at blackbushe concert, which featured bob. The following organisations are either based at, use andor have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield as at 01092011. Blackbushe the past in pictures hi should you have an interest in blackbushe airport, or raf hartford bridge as it was originally known, i have been feeding photos onto my blackbushe pictures from the past thread for the past year, or so. Written by rob belcher this will follow on the heels of robs first publication entitled, blackbushe an airfield focus special. This history of blackbushe airport contains a wealth of information on the.
The picnic at blackbushe 1978 the archive,a history. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. And for those of you who dont know blackbushe airport in surrey, it has a very rich history, from playing a huge part in ww2 as raf hartford bridge that saw the main a30 being closed as it crossed the southern perimeter of the runway can you imagine the chaos thatd cause today. The book covers the airports full history from world war two to the present day. The raf station was closed on 15 november 1946 and in february 1947 the airfield became blackbushe airport under the control of the ministry of civil aviation.
Blackbushe was never a particularly busy airport in modern terms during the late 40s and early 50s. During the construction of the airfield, the already built runways were used. An aerial view of blackbushe airport, hampshire an aerial view of blackbushe airport in hampshire, on july 21, 2016. For all of these we provide a gift voucher for the recipient and a certificate on completion of the flight. Aerobility charity giving disabled individuals the chance to fly an aircraft. First published in 2009 the book gives an excellent overall history. Blackbushe londons lost airport 19421960 airbritain. At the time of the crash, the aircraft was on a flight from milan malpensa airport, italy, to blackbushe airport with three passengers, all saudi nationals, and one crew member, a jordanian pilot, on board. Bob dylan concert setlist at the picnic at blackbushe. Goldsmith still considers it the high point of his career. Book about blackbushe blackbushe airport the onestop. Blackbushe londons lost airport 19421960 book blackbushe.
July 15th 1978, and 250,000 people display the negligible impact of punk on rocks old brigade by trekking to blackbushe airfield in surrey to watch bob dylan, eric clapton, joan armatrading and graham parker. I worked at blackbushe under avm bennett as a trainee air traffic controller around 196566 until he ferociously sacked me for refusing to weed the runway. At the time of writing this,blackbushe is a busy and popular general aviation field,and hopefully. Decent cafe, run by the blackbushe pilots association themselves.
This former second world war air base was originally known as raf hartford bridge, it is located on yateley common, 5 miles north west of farnborough. On 18th november 1944, the airfield was renamed to raf blackbushe, due to confusion over a similar area in norfolk. Buy the picnic at blackbushe aerodrome, offical programme by isbn. The book unashamedly concentrates on the airports commercial period between 194760. It for a time straddled this road with traffic having to wait whilst airliners were towed across. Book about blackbushe blackbushe airport the onestop forum.
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