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Designed to meet Air Ministry Specification T.23/43, the Prentice was the first all-metal aircraft to be produced by the Percival Aircraft Company.The first (of 5) prototypes, Prentice TV163 [1] was first flown by Leonard Carruthers from Percival's factory at Luton Airport, Bedfordshire, on 31 March 1946.
Herbert O. Fisher (March 6, 1909 – July 29, 1990) was an American test pilot and an aviation executive, overseeing aviation projects at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Gibson Building: Former Officers' Mess, headquarters of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council since 1974. RAF West Malling is now the site of Kings Hill , a mixed development of residential and business developments, including over 2,000 homes, two schools, local retail units and 18-hole golf course.
Its runway, 8/26, is 4,900 by 75 feet (1,494 x 23 m) asphalt. [3] The runway has VOR/DME, GPS Instrument Approaches and Pilot Controlled Lighting. [2] Airport services include a fixed-base operator (FBO) and flight school from Griffith Aviation, full service maintenance from Great Northern and custom engine overhauls from G & N Aircraft.
Crawfordsville Regional Airport covers an area of 279 acres (105 ha) at an elevation of 801 feet (244 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 4/22 is a 5,506 by 75 feet (1,678 X 23 m) asphalt runway with approved GPS and NDB approaches. The Crawfordsville NDB navaid, (CFJ) frequency 388 kHz, is located on the field. [3]
The museum's 3,168 sq ft (294.3 m 2) building was dedicated on 11 November 1992. [4] [5] The restoration of the former base chapel, renamed the Lewellen Memorial Chapel, was completed in 1998. [6]
A view across the 1453 Flight pan, runway, and 1312 Flight pan at RAF Stanley. After the qualified success of RAF Harrier operations in the Falklands conflict , a detachment of six Harrier GR.3A's was established at Stanley airport, which became RAF Stanley , part of BFFI (British Forces Falkland Islands).
Penshurst Airfield was an airfield in operation between 1916–36 and 1940–46. Initially a military airfield, after the First World War it was used as an alternate destination to Croydon Airport, with some civil flying taking place.