Manchester, England, has been served since 1911 by the following airfields:
- Trafford Park Aerodrome, operating from 1911-18, is owned by a company. Now it's built. Alexandra Park Aerodrome, operating from 1918 to 24, was built on land owned by Egerton Estate between Didsbury and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Now playing in the fields and rebuilt.
- Woodford Aerodrome, owned by A.V.Roe in NE Cheshire, from 1924.
- Wythenshawe Aerodrome, the city's first airport owned airport in Manchester, 1929-1930. Now it's built.
- The City of Manchester Airport was originally and still known as Barton Aerodrome, from January 1930.
- Manchester Airport , formerly known as Ringway : described here.
The Manchester Airport (formerly called Manchester Airport (Ringway)) began construction on 28 November 1935 and was partially opened in June 1937 and fully on June 25, 1938, in the Ringway area north of Wilmslow. The northern border is Yewtree Lane. The southeastern border is slightly northwest of Altrincham Road (Styal).
- Local roads relevant to this account, in the map to the right:
- Yewtree Lane: the lane from the intersection by Firtree Farm to the west of The Grange (east of the crossroads marked "Ringway"), and continue northwest past Manor Farm to the next intersection.
- Altrincham Road (Styal): the path from Oversleyford that flows to the northeast then east to the Styal area.
In World War II, it was the location of RAF Ringway, and important in the production and repair of military aircraft and parachutist training.
After World War II, it gradually expanded to its present size, including a massive expansion of apron, runway and car parking area. Among the first expansions were car parking and service buildings north of Yewtree Lane.
From 1958 to late 1962, Terminal 1 was built: this is the first modern terminal at the airport and the first major public building to the north of Yewtree Lane.
In 1997, a second runway was planned and construction began, with protests about it interfering in forested areas in the Styal area.
In World War II, the deployment of aircraft and work areas with loud standings was built outside the old airfield area: north of Yewtree Lane by the Fairey area, and southeast of Altrincham Road (Styal) by three southeast hangars. This is related to the "parallel crossing" of the two roads, which are closed to the public except for those who had locals passing from early 1940 to mid-1945. After the war these bases were erased and land was returned to agriculture. , and the two roads became public again.
Video History of Manchester Airport
Building airfield at the end of World War II
At the end of the war, the airfield has these buildings (In the pair of hangar numbers, the first number is the original number of the hangar and the second is the later re-numbering.):
- North: along the south-eastern side of Yewtree Lane and the western end of Circle Road, from west to east:
- large, with white walls: Hangar 1/2, built in 1938; "RINGWAY" on the flat roof: until World War II, and after the RAF left it until 1949, it was a terminal building; The RAF held it for some time after the end of World War II.
- large, black: Hangar 2/3: Bellman hangar, built in mid-1939: in World War II used by Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).
- north of # 2/3: the square of a roadside about 6 old buildings (Firtree Farm: see File: Aa oldwythenshawe 00.jpg), reused as an airfield building); warehouse
- big, black: Hangar 3/4: Bellman hangar, built at the beginning of World War II: in World War II used by the Parachute Training School for ground training.
- north # 3/4: warehouse.
- - - - All of the above is swept before Terminal 1 is opened, to allow the new apron to be created and to activate the built passenger dock.
- Hangar -/5: Hangar Bellman, made initial WW2 but after the first numbering, deleted in 1954 to allow domestic apron extension.
- large, black: Hangar 4/6, established in 1939-40 and used by No 1 Parachute Training School RAF for onshore training.
- large, black: Hangar 5/7, built in 1939-40 and used by No 1 Parachute Training School RAF for aircraft maintenance.
- To the northwest:
- Fairey Aviation buildings.
- Hangar whose last digit is 1.
- To the southeast: 3 hangars (numbered 521, 522, 523) as described above.
- See also RAF Ringway.
Maps History of Manchester Airport
After World War II: return to civilian use
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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