Sywell is unusual in having remained in private ownership since its founding 92 years ago and in providing flying training facilities throughout that time. Sywell aviation museum, northampton, northamptonshire. Fixedwing pilot training started at sywell aerodrome with the arrival of brooklands aviation ltd back in 1935 to fulfil pilot training contracts for the war department. I had arranged an out of hours exemption free of charge to land after normal closing time which i used on both monday and tuesday evenings, making blind calls. To see how a grass aerodrome site now with one hard runway of course can be positively exploited to the benefit of everybody involved. Sep 09, 2017 the incredible history of raf kenley which opened 100 years ago. Egno is located in warton village on the fylde in lancashire, england. Last night as i was packing up my briefcase for some work at home, i heard the roar of a merlin engine overhead. In the build up to wwi, with flying it its infancy, britain found itself with an immediate need for pilots, aircraft and airfields in order to make full use of the advantages which flying brought to their forces. Air leasing offers flights in our historic spitfire tix ml407 from sywell aerodrome.
Written off destroyed 1252001 in an accident at sywell aerodrome, hall farm, sywell, northamptonshire. Enemy attacks reached a particular severity in the spring of 1941 and left a number of personnel dead. Its story covers 100 years of life comprising feverish excitement interspersed with periods of calm and tranquillity. British military aviation in the 1970s amberley publishing. Aerodrome the journal of the friends of sywell aerodrome no. Bradfield and the late mr jack davis soon after the air navigation act was passed in 1920, the civil aviation branch of the department of defence cab was created to regulate civil aviation in australia. Cafe serving all day breakfasts, hot and cold food. It was the intention of nick grace for his spitfire, now the grace. Flew into sywell on monday 22 july to stay at the aviator hotel on site for two nights and to fly in the grace spitfire on the tuesday.
This is the third time i have been to sywell, what a fantastic place, friendly guys in the tower offering a good fis, friendly guys in the fuel kiosk. Contact the club office for alternative arrangements the biggest ferrari event of the year open to all ferrari owners to attend sywell aerodrome, saturday 5 june 2021. They are well equipped with teacoffee making facilities, tvs. Richard with air leasings select team of pilots fly the grace spitfire for various displays, airshows and passenger flights. The following organisations are either based at, use andor have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield as at 010720. Raf kenley suffered its worst damage in an attack on 18 august 1940. The story of an english aerodrome, 19281978 paul, christopher on. Approximately 2,500 wartime pilots were trained at sywell. Aerodrome technical information caution following recent misidentification by visiting pilots confusing warton aerodrome with blackpool airport, the following information notice has been produced to help prevent a further incident. Sywell aerodrome in northamptonshire opened in 1928 and operated as a royal air force base in the second world war, where it was used as a training centre. Pick your car class when you pick up a car rental from sywell aerodrome airport, you can kick off your trip in style. Specific qualities include the most affordable location in the uk to reach genuine uncontrolled battle of britain airspace and scenery including world famous white cliffs of dover and battle of britain memorial capelleferne and spectacular views over london. The early days of civil aerodromes by roger meyer, dr k. Warton aerodrome, warton, lancashire, united kingdom.
At the time of the 2011 census, the population was 792 the name sywell is thought to mean seven wells. During the second world war, activities at sywell included repairs to 1,841 wellington bombers and completion and flight testing of some 260 lancaster mk2 fourengined bombers. Fuel is still available 09001800, ppr via 01604 801632 and booking in at the fuel kiosk. The private flight from sywell aerodrome to blackpool has a distance of about 221 km and a flying time of about 1 hours and 9 minutes. September 15 is considered by many to be the climax of the battle of britain, but 18 august is often cited as the costliest or hardest the british lost 68 aircraft and the germans lost 69. The house appears to originally date from elizabethan times. Home to air races and displays during its early days, the grass aerodrome soon became a hub of activity and the place to be. The blades are based at sywell aerodrome, just outside northampton. Today the former raf officers mess, built in the 1930s, has been renovated to its former glory. Discovering our aviation history, and double listings uk. The fire took hold at a warehouse at the sywell aerodrome business park in northamptonshire at about 12. We work with the uks top experience day providers to bring you the best deals on flying lessons at each and every location so you can compare them all to be certain youre getting the most for.
Then i was told by a volunteer at the sywell aerodrome museum that i had been correct and that a spitfire has. Sywell is no more than an hour from central london and less than 60 minutes from birmingham by road, easily accessible. The bar at sywell aerodrome, its a long time since ive been served by such rude indignant staff. Learning to fly at sywell aerodrome could be the best decision you ever make.
In 2017, there were more aircraft movements at the 2017 rally than at heathrow. Were particularly interested in expanding our aviation book archive and any spare mannequinsdummies, aviation or wartime artefacts, models etc. The first aerodrome, occupying the western portion of the present site, was prepared by the members of the newly formed northamptonshire aero club, led by the brothers jack and geoff linnell and opened in 1928. The tiger house hangar sywell aerodrome sywell northampton nn6 0bn. Honoring the aces of world war i, the medals and decorations they received and the aircraft they flew. All known military aerodromes and establishments of wwi. Now known as kenley aerodrome, the airfield was visited by the. View all hotels near sywell aviation museum on tripadvisor. How many books about aviation history relate that we in britain started doing this shortly after the montgolfier brothers made their first person carrying flight in october 1783. Dodge fire vehicle at the refueling point sywell airport northants flickr mick lumix. The incredible history of raf kenley which opened 100 years. The footage is recorded on our state of the art camera system fitted to nh341 combined with the limited edition print represents a saving of.
The 1970s were a decade of great change for britains military air arms. The pilots mess, sywell aerodrome, northampton, northamptonshire. Nne of sywell, e of a43, 6nm ne of northampton a mike charlton gallery. I have an original ww1 aerial photo of an aerodrome in france and although it has the name writtem on the reverse, i cannot read same. All tickets and hotel bookings will be carried forward to 2021. Welcome to the aerodrome aces and aircraft of world war i. Find the nearest hotels to the airport with parking, breakfast or wifi and book online on hotels. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. This means sywell is the uks busiest airport for the weekend. Please only call if you are within 10 days of checkin so we can prioritise.
This book tells the story of the aerodrome of raf kenley from 1917 until the end of 1940. Found in the heart of northamptonshire, sywell aerodrome under the eyes of brothers jack and geoff linnell opened in 1928 occupying merely the western portion of the present airfield. The grace spitfire is now based at sywell aerodrome is meticulously maintained by our own team of engineers, lead by richard grace, at air leasing ltd. The raf handed over the role of operating britains nuclear deterrent to the royal navy in 1969. Sywell aerodrome aerodrome magazine history of the all. Media in category sywell aerodrome the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total.
Aerodrome will not be available to aircraft requiring the use of a licensed aerodrome. Mar 08, 2020 the aerodrome has a memorial wood where you can dedicate a tree and plaque as a lasting memory. Airline, charter, ga private, training and maintenance. No circuit flying permitted, blind calls to sywell traffic on 122. It is sited in the aircraft viewing car park at the aerodrome. Private jet sywell aerodrome blackpool air taxi, charter. A large column of smoke could be seen coming from the building from several miles away. Raf kenley was used during world war 1 and world war 2. Check out the full range of flying vouchers available at this airfield.
The private flight from sywell aerodrome to london biggin hill has a distance of about 122 km and a flying time of about 0 hours and 50 minutes. Sywell aerodrome,limited filing history free information. Live tracking maps, flight status, and airport delays for airline flights, privatega flights, and airports. The best hotels close to sywell aerodrome in sywell. On the day of the accident, the pilot booked out for a local sortie. This year will see the grand opening of sywell aviation museum on saturday 20 th april 2019 at 10. Egbk is the local aerodrome serving the town of northampton, wellingborough, kettering and rushden, as well as wider northamptonshire the aerodrome is located 5 nautical miles 9. May 07, 2019 she arrived at wingfield aerodrome, cape town, at 2. Sywell is subject to restricted airspace temporary throughout the three rally period friday, saturday, sunday 31st aug 2nd september 2018. Fly in a spitfire the grace spitfire warbird flights.
Plenty to see and do at sywell, and always lots of interesting aircraft, fixed wing, and rotary. Whether youre looking for something simple, something large, or something fancy, europcar has you covered with car rental deals at sywell aerodrome airport. Contents 1 history 2 sywell 3 tidworth festival 4 external links wikipedia. I reckon sywell is one of the shining stars on the uk ga aerodrome scene. Visit sywell aviation museum on your trip to sywell or. The allweather runway battle began with the sywell airport action committee saac when they launched their campaign luton comes to sywell in early 1998 during the consultation stage of the county structure plan. Private jet sywell aerodrome london biggin hill air taxi. Ashbourne airfields of britain conservation trust uk. In the 1930s britain rapidly expanded the royal air force making flying training a national importance.
Slot bookings must be made via the sywell aerodrome website. Visiting it in 2006 and later it did appear to be a model site to illustrate just how successful this approach could be. The aerodrome was also the centre for training free french pilots who had escaped from occupied france. The first recorded ascent in the uk being in edinburgh, in june 1784, less than one year after the montgolfier brothers first launched a man into the air. Sywell is home to the sywell aviation museum, which is a voluntary, nonprofitmaking organisation aiming to preserve the history of sywell aerodrome and northamptonshires aviation heritage from the early days of aviation to the second world war and beyond. Sywell aviation museum is based at sywell aerodrome in northamptonshire, england. You will need to book a slot to fly in to the rally. The museum is always pleased to receive details of crash sites or accept the donation of artefacts or, occasionally, items on loan please contact us if you have something of interest.
At warton aerodrome, lancashire, chief test pilot roland prosper beamont, c. Is there a list of french ww1 airfileds somewhere i can check through or does anyone recognise the likely name. Sywell aerodrome,limited overview free company information. Sywell aerodrome,limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Located on a privately owned aerodrome, this unique 3star hotel is set in a 1930s building and offers a bar, a restaurant, free wifi and free parking all the bedrooms at the aviator have a bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. Given the total distance of the flight and the number of flight hours it is advisable to fly with a light jet or jet medium aircraft. A short history of the auster aircraft ltd the early days. Sywell hall the hall has a long straight front with two small and one larger gable ends. Find 1 upcoming events at sywell aerodrome in northampton. It documents the history of flying in northamptonshire from the early days to the present day with particular emphasis on the second world war. Fighters from warmwell massively contributed to the winning of the battle of britain as part of no 10 group, while the airfield was the subject of bombing raids from 1940. The early days of civil aerodromes airways museum civil. Training pilots with a fleet of 20 tiger moths, which had expanded to 126 by 1942, operated under contract by.
Excellent runways, the main one plenty long enough for most ga aircraft, and really easy to find. From its early beginnings during the first world war used as an aircraft acceptance park, where aeroplanes were tested and flown before being sent to squadrons on the western front and other theatres of conflict. Covid19 travel alert if you have an upcoming booking to change or cancel, check next steps and policies here. Sywell aerodrome is located in united kingdom, using iata code orm, and icao code egbk. Stow maries great war aerodrome is a unique place, with a unique history. In 1938 alexander lance wykes a local leicestershire businessman, flying enthusiast and member of the county flying group, travelled to north america and negotiated a licence agreement to build an american designed light aeroplane in england. A largely dry day on thursday with some patchy cloud but also plenty of sunshine, and it will be warm. Hi bob, i am researching coastal command aircraft and crew losses for a series of books. Egbk is the local aerodrome serving the town of northampton, wellingborough, kettering and rushden, as well as wider northamptonshire. Warmwell woodsford airfields of britain conservation trust uk. Need easy access to northampton orm sywell aerodrome. By the time i had packed up the car, shut the office for the night, and walked round to the airfield to see what if anything had landed, there was nothing to be seen. The aviator hotel, sywell aerodrome, northamptonshire, nn6 0bn.
We operate from three carefully selected aerodromes ticking all boxes for getting the most out of your flight experience. Music in flight is an event that takes place at sywell aerodrome in the english county of northampton. Sywell is a village and civil parish in the borough of wellingborough, northamptonshire, england. Sywell aerodrome is the home of the largest gathering of aeroplanes outside of the united states in the form of the annual laa rally. Sywell aerodrome has become an important part of both northampton and the aviation scene, dating further back then world war 2 sywell has earnt its place as a valued airfield. Based at sywell aerodrome, northamptonshire, uk and run by volunteers. Warton aerodrome warton, lancashire, united kingdom. Postponed until 5th june 2021 due to the coronavirus situation. The aerodrome lies to the east of chelmsford and west of maldon, essex, within an area of gentlyrolling farmland. Gmt, 7 may, for an elapsed time of 3 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes.
Village many local houses were rebuilt by lady overstone in the 1860s with the old school dating to 1861 and the rectorys rebuilding to 1862. Explore licenced childrens and adults books igloo books. The best hotels close to sywell aerodrome in sywell, united. Fantastic place, so much to see and the food was beautiful, would definitely love to come here again. The national ferrari owners day 6th june 2020 sywell.