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Gallery (2), The Airfield

Images associated with the airfield.   See also AIRFIELD page.


Takeoff and landing videos from Hardwick runway one—three and three—one,
not in a B-24 Liberator but something just as cramped .... a Van's RV-9A.


Takeoff from runway three—one (31).

It's NOISY! Click to START, click to STOP.

If the video does not load,
go directly to the YouTube site.

A few seconds of taxiing,
full throttle at 1 min 5 secs
and lift-off at about 1 min 20.

Runway 3-1 heads northwest over the village of Fritton and the Three Nags pub run by Jimmy and Daisy Elmar during WWII. 
(See Preller's site for more about the pub. (The site is no longer maintained).

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Jimmy and Daisy Elmar were my grandparents. They and my mother Joan told stories of nights when the skies were filled with aircraft and how often the timber-framed pub shook as damaged low-flying aircraft limped back to Hardwick. I had the good fortune to fly the route over Fritton and back in Nov 2011. See opposite. The village and pub can be seen at about 2 mins 15 secs.

See also the 'off-camp' page.

( - Seth Reeder, WebMaster)

 

Landing on runway one—three (13).

Thanks to Kelvin Woodard and his home-built aircraft, without whom these videos would not have been possible.

The Vans light aircraft, click to enlarge
Kelvin's Van's RV-9A
(click image to enlarge)

It's NOISY! Click to START, click to STOP.

If the video does not load,
go directly to the YouTube site.


Hardwick 1946 — 2011/12

Hardwick 1946
Hardwick 1946

Hardwick 2011
Hardwick 2011

Map 1946 overlayed on 2012
The 1946 aerial photo opposite overlaid
on a 2011 map. (Permisson of Nick Stone,
see his Geomapping pages).
Click to enlarge.


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