Summary
By the late 1940s it was becoming obvious that Bristol's airport, located at Whitchurch since 1930, was no longer suitable for civilian use.
So in 1956, Bristol's Airport Committee decided to buy Lulsgate Bottom, a disused airfield which had been used as a Fighter Command base during the war years.See the full content of this document
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Airport Takes Off
The new aerodrome, which cost pounds55,000, opened the following year with sparse passenger facilities. It was known off...
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