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It was the main airport for Bristol and the surrounding area. During World War II, it was one of the few civil airports in Europe that remained operational, enabling air connections to Lisbon and Shannon and onwards to the United States. The airport closed in 1957, with services transferred to the former RAF Lulsgate Bottom.
Bristol Airport (IATA: BRS, ICAO: ... During World War II, Whitchurch was the main civil airport remaining operational. The newly formed British Overseas Airways ...
The Bristol Blitz was the heavy bombing of Bristol, England by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. [1] Due to the presence of Bristol Harbour and the Bristol Aeroplane Company, the city was a target for bombing and was easily found as enemy bombers were able to trace a course up the River Avon from Avonmouth using reflected moonlight on the waters, into the heart of the city.
Now Bristol Airport: RAF Luton: England Bedfordshire: 1938 1946 Now London Luton Airport: RAF Lydd (WWII) England Kent: 1943 1944 WWII ALG – not the current Lydd Airport: RAF Lymington: LY England Hampshire: 1942 1944 ALG RAF Lympne: England Kent: 1916 1946 Also served as Lympne Airport between the wars and post WWII, and as HMS Buzzard / HMS ...
BOAC Flight 777A was a KLM flight scheduled as a British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England. On 1 June 1943, the Douglas DC-3 serving the flight was attacked by eight German Junkers Ju 88 bombers and crashed into the Bay of Biscay , killing ...
The Bristol Beaufort (manufacturer designation Type 152) is a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber. [2] At least 1,180 Beauforts were built by Bristol and other British manufacturers.
The Bristol Hercules is a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine designed by Sir Roy Fedden and produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1939. It was the most numerous of their single sleeve valve (Burt-McCollum, or Argyll, type) designs, powering many aircraft in the mid-World War II timeframe.
Filton Airport or Filton Aerodrome (IATA: FZO, ICAO: EGTG) was a private airport in Filton and Patchway, within South Gloucestershire, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) [1] north of Bristol, England. Description [ edit ]