| This
followed another significant crash at Blackbushe on the
20th January 1956 when a British European Airways (BEA)
Vickers Viscount V701, G-AMOM crashed on take off, having
suffered engine failure. Eagle Aviation stayed at
Blackbushe until 1960, when they were forced to move due
to the closure of the airfield, setting up business at a
new International Airport, called Heathrow.
On 15th
December 1950, No. 622 Squadron, an auxiliary transport
squadron was re-formed and rather than being returned to
their former home at RAF Mildenhall, they were based at
Blackbushe. They flew Vickers Valetta's but became
disbanded once again on September 30th 1953.
The U.S
Navy arrived in 1955. Another industry which began to
emerge at Blackbushe was Flying Instruction, an industry
which survives here today. One notable pupil was Prince
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The
airfield's new found success was relatively short lived,
and on May 31st 1960 was forced to close once again,
although the Blackbushe Aero Club remained and, on 6th
October 1962 the airfield was officially opened up once
again for General Aviation. |
