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Hitchin

Major
County: Hertfordshire
Current Status: Housing
Date: circa May 1921 - October 1934
Current Use: Disused
Used By: Civil
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved
Aircraft Roles: General aviation

Berkshire Aviation gave joy-riding flights at Hitchin in the spring of 1921. The town also saw an Automobile Association registered civil landing ground of the same name during the 1930s from February 1933 until it closed to be built on.

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • Hitchin Historical Society
  • Hitchin Library

Main unit(s) present:

  • Berkshire Aviation Company

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Plan of Hitchin. Courtesy of Ed Andrews

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