Hall Caine Airport
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Hall Caine Estate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ramsey, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 30 ft / 9 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°20′12″N 004°26′19″W / 54.33667°N 4.43861°WCoordinates: 54°20′12″N 004°26′19″W / 54.33667°N 4.43861°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Hall Caine Airport
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Hall Caine Airport was an airfield on the Isle of Man which was located near Ramsey. It was named after the author Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE by his sons Gordon Hall Caine and Derwent Hall Caine, who were the project initiators and Hall Caine Airport flourished for a short period prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. From 1935 to 1937 it handled domestic scheduled passenger flights to English, Scottish and Irish airports. By 1937 it had fallen into disuse, primarily due to its location.
The flat surrounding area made an ideal location for an airfield. Originally the site was known as Close Lake Airfield, due to it occupying land on Close Lake Farm which itself was part of the estate of Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine and was tenanted by John Brew. It comprised a field of approximately 30 acres affording a take off length of approximately 400 yards.
A small number of light aircraft had made use of the flat landing field situated on the Isle of Man's northern plain during the early 1930s, primarily these were aircraft visiting the Isle of Man for the TT Races. The first recorded passenger flight took place from Close Lake Airfield on Tuesday 11 October 1932, when a De Havilland Fox Moth, G-ABVI, owned by Hillman's Airways and piloted by H. W. Easdown arrived at the airfield following a flight from Romford Aerodrome via Stanley Park Aerodrome (Blackpool), touching down at Close Lake just after 13:00hrs. After a short stay the aircraft departed with the two passengers (Mrs. A. E. London of Leytonstone - bound for London and Mrs. G. P. Crellin of Ramsey - bound for Blackpool).However both lady passengers had a far from uneventful flight. Strong winds were encountered on the journey and the pilot was unable to land at Blackpool. Continuing through lowering cloud and freshening winds they eventually landed near Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, due to a shortage of fuel.
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