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1932
1932 - 0677.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 8, 1932 CUAJWVO fteuft Pl MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE Some idea of the size of the Portsmouth Municipal Airport may be gained from this photograph taken after the R.A.F. aircraft had arrived. The visiting civil aircraft—about 70 odd arrived during the afternoon—were parked at the farther end. (FLIGHT Photo.) Portsmouth's Airport Opened kORTSMOUTH'S Municipal Airport, which was fully described in FLIGHT for April 22 of this year, was opened officially with all due ceremony and much flying on Saturday, July 2. Sir Philip Sassoon, the Under-Secretary of State for Air, flew down to Gosport in the morning, and after being wel comed by the Lord Mayor (Alderman F. G. Foster, J.P.). he attended the official lunch in the Guildhall. Sir Philip was deputising for ^ Lord Londonderry, who was un able to get away from Geneva, where he is engaged in the Dis armament Conference. At the aerodrome after the lunch he made a short encouraging speech, congratulating the Municipality upon their foresight, before de claring the Airport open. Suiting his actions to his words, he then led a party which included the Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress and other members of the City Council into an Imperial Airways' " Argosy " for a short flight over the city. Portsmouth Airport is one tvhich lends itself admirably to a flying meeting, since the lauding area is over 250 acres in extent, and moreover, having been pre pared by Hunters, of Chester, the surface is as smooth as a billiard table. Having this large area allows the erection of adequate enclosures for the spectators and for their cars ; so that on Satur day there must have been between 50,000 and 70,000 people watch ing the show without any undue crowding whatsoever. The Corpo ration are to be congratulated on their foresight in establishing this airport, and particularly so for the manner in which they have done this. For example, they have realised the necessity for providing a landing area, as being of paramount importance, and have therefore secured and prepared this large piece of ground, which incidentally adjoins the waters of Langstone Har bour, which at a future date may well be made into a TO VIEW THEIR CITY The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress (Alderman and Mrs. F. G. Foster) about to taste the joys of travelling in an Armstrong Whitworth " Argosy." Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond is on the Lord Mayor's right. (FLIGHT Photo.) 629
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