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RAF Burnaston
Derby Airport (also known as Derby Municipal Airport, Burnaston Airport and during the Second World War as RAF Burnaston) was an airport located at Burnaston, Derbyshire, England. Opened in 1938 as the commercial airport serving Derby, it was superseded by East Midlands Airport in the 1960s but continued as an airfield until the spring of 1990. The site is now occupied by a Toyota Manufacturing UK, Toyota car factory, which started operations in December 1992. History The airport was created at the suggestion of Captain Roy Harben Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC, a veteran of the Royal Flying Corps, who persuaded the Air Ministry that a flying school was required. The airport served the nearby town (now city) of Derby and was initially owned by Derby Corporation, which acquired the Burnaston House estate for £21,500 in 1936. The airport was opened for training flights in 1938, with the official opening performed by the Secretary of State for Air, Kingsley Wood, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnaston
Burnaston is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It is about southwest of the city of Derby and has a population of 1,531. It contains the headquarters and vehicle manufacturing plant of Toyota Manufacturing UK, built on the site of the former Derby Airport. Demography The population of the civil parish at the census of 2011 was 1,531. Geography The village has road links with nearby cities Derby and Nottingham, as well as the city of Birmingham, approximately south along the A38 dual carriageway. History Burnaston House was originally the home of the Every family including Ashton Nicholas Every Mosley, who was the High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1835. The house became the social centre and clubhouse for Derby Aero Club and Derby Aviation in the 1940s, when the grass field to the south east was operated as Derby Airport. The house was eventually demolished in March 1990 to make way for the car factory, which opened nearly three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
