Hello all. I am wondering if there is a good reference for understanding the various ground markings on airfields in the UK in the 1920s/30s? Can anyone steer me in the right direction?
Sadly one reasonable source was the Flight Magazine Archive which held PDF version of every issue from that period and often contained updates and Notices to Airmen. This has now disappeared into the ether and will probably never resurface as they have been updating the website for over two years now.
I suspect the main reference would be "The Air Pilot" from that period but these are hard to come by and a search will be frustrating as it is still going.
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
Thanks. The flight archives were one of my favourite corners of the internet to hang out in. I’m holding out hope that they return. I’ll see if I can find another source for period NOTAMS
I believe the archive at Farnborough, I can't recall its name, has copies of many NOTAMS from the pre-war era. There was a list published at one time but I can't recall where or by whom.
Sorry a bit vague, to sat the least, but maybe it will jog someone's memory.
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
Thanks. The flight archives were one of my favourite corners of the internet to hang out in. I’m holding out hope that they return. I’ll see if I can find another source for period NOTAMS
There are a lot on ARCHIVE.ORG so that might be the new home
I believe the archive at Farnborough, I can't recall its name, has copies of many NOTAMS from the pre-war era. There was a list published at one time but I can't recall where or by whom.
Sorry a bit vague, to sat the least, but maybe it will jog someone's memory.
If it is, it's not held by ATC; the Main Library used to be just across the road from the old tower but both have been demolished years ago so you will need to contact Qinetiq Farnborough to enquire about it.
I think the main ground marking for any aerodrome of that era was the 'station circle' of which examples are sometimes visible at Halton and Denham.
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