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18 September 1982 - 18 September 2002
Anniversary Of Opening Of The Hard Runway
Shoreham Airport commemorated the 20th anniversary of the opening of the hard runway on 18 September 2002.
Claudine Bloom flying a Beagle Pup on the anniversary. A Beagle Pup was one of the first aircraft to take off from the hard runway twenty years ago.
Photo courtesy of John Wallace
left : Graham Bishop right : Barry Deubelbeiss owner of G-AZDA originally owned by Graham Bishop
Graham Bishop (on the wing of the Beagle Pup) original surveyor to the airport who worked on plans for the hard runway. Also, owned the aircraft shown (G-AZDA) and was the first person to fly from the hard runway when it was opened. The person on the right of the picture is the present owner of the aircraft, Barry Deubelbeiss who kindly flew in for the event.
On the wing : Mr Crumplin, Kenneth Alwyn was the original owner
Socata Rallye G-KHRE originally flown by Kenneth Alwyn. Flown in for the event by new owner Mr Crumplin from Somerset.
Other guests who attended :
John Sims and David Boffee - Tidy Construction the original construction company
Jean Kirk - Secretary to Graham Bishop
Michael Hall - Engineer on the contract
Mr Clarke - Electrical engineer on the contract
Tony Blake - Solicitor to the Airport Committee (1982)
Derek Graham, Toon Ghose, Colin Cleaver and Dennis Kenyon - Pilots who flew on the 18th September 1982
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