Hello everyone,just found this useful group and would like to start the ball
rolling on Warwickshire strips as there appears to be no listing yet for one
here ? as and when I will highlight a few in case anyone should visit the area
and wish to contact the strip owners for visits by road or by air,the first
strip I would like to mention is Bericote farm which lies just outside
Leamington to the North,the strip consists of two fields made into one and have
a slight curve,the best road landmark is the Chesford Grange hotel which is
right at the end of the runway.
Operated by Cathy Silk the strip since yesterday is now devoid of one of its
inmates as Tiger Moth G-AVPJ suffered engine failure on the 13th April over the
disused Honeybourne airfield and sadly turned over on landing badly damaging
it,the other aircraft based here is G-JTWO Cub J2 which may not be here for long
as it is up for sale at £19,000,the spares ship Ryan PT.22 G-BPUD went to Wills
Pastures with Peter Holloway but has now been sold in the USA for a major
rebuild,not sure if the Bristol Bullet replica is still here that was being
slowly rebuilt in the barn for the Bristol collection ? also the BOB film
replica Bf.109 and Hurricane have long since moved on from the courtyard area
where they were stored outside.
The only other annual visitor has been a Kitfox which calls in for the Royal
Show every year.
Hope that this is of interest to someone here.
Barry.