Barton Aerodrome, Eccles, Manchester

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The photograph on this page of Barton Aerodrome, Eccles, Manchester by Keith Williamson as part of the Geograph project.

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Barton Aerodrome, Eccles, Manchester

Image: © Keith Williamson Taken: 5 Apr 2005

Here are some of the planes on the field at Barton Aerodrome ( now named City Airport Manchester), home of the Lancashire Aero Club (the country's oldest flying club) and the Greater Manchester Police Helicopter. Behind the planes stands the Control Tower (a listed building!). This aerodrome was the first municipal airport in Britain and would have become "Manchester Airport" if the development at Ringway had not taken place.

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