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Sydenham Airport was established by Shorts beside its Belfast factory at Sydenham in 1937. It was opened on 16 March 1938 by Anne Chamberlain, the wife of then British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. The inaugural flight was to Glasgow, Scotland. [7] This became Belfast's main civilian airport from 1938 to 1939.
Royal Air Force Sydenham or more simply RAF Sydenham is a former Royal Air Force station in Northern Ireland. In the 1970s it was the main servicing base for Blackburn Buccaneer aircraft, employing 650 civilian workers.
Sydenham (/ ˈ s ɪ d ən ə m /) is a district of south-east London, England, which is shared between the London boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley and Southwark.Prior to the creation of the County of London in 1889, Sydenham was located in Kent, bordering Surrey.
This became Sydenham Airport and, from 1938 to 1939, was Belfast's main civilian airport. During the Second World War, the airfield was requisitioned by the Royal Navy. Shorts continued to use the airfield until production of complete aircraft ceased, despite Nutts Corner , a former RAF base, becoming Belfast's main airport (Nutts Corner was ...
London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...
Sydenham railway station is located in the townland of Ballymisert in east Belfast, and is within walking distance of Belfast City Airport and Victoria Park. [3] The station is unstaffed, and was opened on 1 November 1851.
The T2 line was split in two. The new T2 consists of services from Leppington to the city via Granville, with a branch to Parramatta being added. Services from Macarthur to the city via Sydney Airport or Sydenham were transferred to the new T8 line. The T8 inherited the green colour of the old T2 and the Airport and East Hills Line. [14]
On 5 January 1964, the prototype Belfast had its maiden flight from Sydenham Airport, Belfast; chief test pilot Denis Taylor and a crew of six flew for 55 minutes. [6] [7] Following that flight, Taylor stated "It was the easiest ride I have had for a very long time... The aircraft was an absolute joy to fly. She's a beauty."