Lasham Airfield (ICAO: EGHL) is an aerodrome 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north-west of Alton in Hampshire, England, in the village of Lasham. The airfield was...
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village name for a Ham class minesweeper, HMS Lasham, which was operational from 1954 to 1981. Lasham Airfield was constructed in 1942 on high ground north...
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Outside Hanger Or On Grass Cerge Near Hangers: Aircraft Parked Out On Airfield: IWM Duxford, Aircraft at IWM Duxford, 25 November 2011, accessed 23 February...
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Channel 4 Television in the UK and built by Southdown Aviation Ltd at Lasham Airfield, closely following Goldfinch's drawings. Watched by several of the...
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Piggott in Southampton University's Man Powered Aircraft (SUMPAC) at Lasham Airfield. The best flight out of 40 attempts was 650 metres. The SUMPAC was...
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year it is one of the largest gliding centres globally, comparable with Lasham Gliding Society in the United Kingdom. It is home to over 10 gliding clubs...
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the 1970s and 80s. Dan-Air Engineering was established in 1954 at Lasham Airfield to maintain the fledgling airline's rapidly growing fleet as well as...
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Southampton University's Man Powered Aircraft SUMPAC took to the air at Lasham Airfield on 9 November, piloted by Derek Piggott, achieving a maximum flight...
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commissioned by Channel 4 and was built by Southdown Aviation Ltd at Lasham Airfield. The glider was test flown successfully in 2000 by John Lee on its...
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List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies (redirect from List of UK Airfields)
public active aerodromes (airports and airfields) in the UK and the British Crown Dependencies. Most private airfields are not listed. For a list ranked by...
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contacts in the modelling community. A test flight was arranged at Lasham Airfield in the UK and a model was flown down the runway close behind a large...
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Ventus-2 Ventus 2b being winch-launched at Lasham airfield Role 15 metre-class and 18 metre-class sailplane Type of aircraft National origin Germany Manufacturer...
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Gosport. The other main circuit was the Ringwood Raceway at Matchams. Lasham Airfield, near Alton, is a major centre for gliding, hosting both regional and...
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List of former Royal Air Force stations (section Overseas Royal Flying Corps (WWI) and British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (WWII) airfields)
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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for freight work until its retirement in May 1964. It was ferried to Lasham Airfield and used as a bunk house by the Air Scouts until 1974. The Dan Air...
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Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood, Surrey Gliding Heritage Centre, Lasham Airfield, Hampshire Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Jet...
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aircraft were placed in storage at Norwich International Airport and Lasham Airfield. The majority of the airline's fleet was leased. As of November 2014...
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Heritage Centre (GHC) is a collection of vintage gliders based at Lasham Airfield, Hampshire, UK. Christopher Wills, the son of Philip Wills, founded...
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the house on 12 November 1865. Being located close to the former RAF Lasham airfield gliders are often spotted in the sky. RAF Odiham is home to the British...
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List of public art in Hampshire (section Lasham)
Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes The Alpha Lima Armillary Sphere Lasham Airfield, Lasham 51°11′22″N 1°02′07″W / 51.189383°N 1.035292°W / 51.189383; -1...
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Military Academy, he was ordered to move the Army Gliding Club to Lasham Airfield in 1951 and so was instrumental in creating one of the world's largest...
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put the aircraft into storage at Dan-Air Engineering's main base at Lasham Airfield the following winter season and saw reduced use of other aircraft in...
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Sandown England EGHK PZE Penzance Heliport Penzance England EGHL QLA Lasham Airfield Basingstoke England EGHM Hamble EGHN Isle of Wight/Sandown Airport...
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cell array on the wing. The maiden flight of Solar One took place at Lasham Airfield, Hampshire, on June 13, 1979. The MacCready Gossamer Penguin first...
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pilots can now fly hundreds of kilometres before returning to their home airfields; occasionally flights of more than 1,000 kilometres (621 mi) are achieved...
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also at various times a member of Cambridge University Gliding Club and Lasham Gliding Society. He began gliding competitively, at first with his brother...
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(TS507) - during stalling trials, at Lower Froyle after taking-off from Lasham Airfield. After successfully recovering from a stall, the aircraft entered an...
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Ventus-3 Schempp-Hirth Ventus 3T glider at Lasham Airfield Role 18 metre-class sailplane Type of aircraft National origin Germany Manufacturer Schempp-Hirth...
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glider pilot, at one point working as a glider flight instructor at Lasham Airfield in Hampshire. "John Findlater". Daily Telegraph. 16 April 2013. Retrieved...
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and test pilot Derek Piggott, its first flight on 9 November 1961 at Lasham airfield covered a distance of 70 yards (64 m) and climbed to a height of six feet...
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