Bristol Airports: Past, Present and Future
Barry Hamblin
- Region:
- South West
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Antiquarian
- Fee:
- Paid: £60 plus mileage (30p/mile)
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 22nd February 2024
- Tagged:
- Aviation History
The title says it all. The talk covers the story of the four, yes four, airports that have served Bristol in different ways since 1910 and the remaining one of the four still serving Bristol and the South West of England today.
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After 25 years flying in the RAF as a navigator I found myself running a training company for airline pilots after doing a favour for a friend.
My wife has a lavender business (I am the tractor driver) and when she opened a shop which was too large for her sole use I closed my training company and took the spare half of the shop to indulge my passion for selling antiques. My wife and I give talks on the history of lavender, growing lavender and how it is used (see Lavender and Co) and this, together with being a trustee of our small but beautiful local museum and a love of antiques and history, has resulted in me giving number of talks on a variety of historical subjects.
The RAF trained me to instruct and I just love presenting the subjects I care so much about.
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