Willyslancs Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Been to the zoo with the kids today , took a couple of pics of the buildings as it was the original Blackpool Airport.First opened in 1931 as a municipal airport. 1939 The site becomes Stanley Park Aerodrome. World War II breaks out on September 3rd and the aerodrome is requisitioned as an RAF parachute training centre. To begin with there is the air traffic control building and one hangar, now known as Hangar E. Later, an extra four large hangars are built and Wellington bombers are assembled and flown off the site. After the war finishes the site would never be reopened for flying, as the Squires Gate site is found to be more suitable. The famous female pilot, Amy Johnson, is also known to have flown from this site. 1945 The Airport Closes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Inside one of the hangars (now Elephant house).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1HU Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Funny I've been studying the site as we fly in to Stanley Park this Friday with the Huey for the Youth Mega week. The aerial photo on Google clearly shows the layout but little or no evidence of outlying buildings or layout of the rest of the site. I can't find our copy of the Lancashire airfields of WW2 to work out where everything else was. H1HU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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