Originally Posted By Alistair
If you ever fly out of Southampton airport I believe (not verified) that the current runway was the field they did the first flight tests from.


See my earlier post with a link to this, rather sad, news story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-35361433.

"The plane's first ever flight saw it take off from Eastleigh airfield - now Southampton International Airport - on 5 March, 1936, at 1630 GMT."

The airport have this year refused permission for the runway to be used for celebrations.

~iw

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