Just a quick note re myself,not ex services,just interested in what I'm interested in,if you understand. A resident of Perton,the former airfield and I work close to Pendeford,another local former airfield. In the summer I visit 4 or 5 museums. I only joined to comment on the perton thread and the existing buildings here. Tony
Hello, I stumbled across this Airfield group searching for Blyth Bridge and Rootes aircraft factory. At the end of 1939, my late father, C E Hill, was sent to"open an aircraft factory in Blyth Bridge, Staffs. I know the date is correct because I have my parents old rent book! My father died suddenly in July 1943 and his Death Certificate listed him as Aicraft Inspector. As I was quite young I know very little of his life there, but can add some information about the airfield as I went to school at the Mier Primary and Junior schools until 1946. The Primary school was on the same road as the airfield and the high chimneys of this old Victorian building used to rattle and shake when aircraft passed very low overhead for landing. On one Sunday, possibly 1943 or 44, Mother took us for a walk past the school and we saw a crashed aircraft just over the airfield fence, it was a twin boomed Lightning and we mistook the belly tanks for possible bombs. I have driven past this in 2000 when the highway construction made it impossible to stop, but know it has all changed. I would love to find out more about my father's roll at Blyth Bridge but have hit a brick wall.
I have another memory of an aircraft display at Stoke Town Hall in 1943, I could write about that if there is interest.
Thanks for the site.
Exscouser.
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