Alexandra Park Aerodrome (Manchester)
Alexandra Park Aerodrome was the second purpose-built aerodrome in the Manchester area. The site was chosen by the War Department in 1917 because of its open agricultural nature, and lay between the neighbouring districts of Fallowfield, Chorlton, Withington and West Didsbury, at the junction of Princess Road and Mauldeth Road West, three miles south of Manchester's city centre: the land was owned by the Egerton Estate. The aerodrome's existence is commemorated on a plaque in the sports pavilion at Hough End Playing Fields, which now occupy part of the old airfield's site. A new commemorative plaque was unveiled on 7 July 2007 to mark the 90th anniversary of the airfield. It is located in the grounds of No. 184 (South Manchester) Squadron, Air Cadets, in Hough End Crescent.
Read more about Alexandra Park Aerodrome (Manchester): Operational History 1918–1919, Operations 1920–1924, Closure, Current Status
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