EAW023530 ENGLAND (1949). W & T Avery Ltd factory adjacent to Sherburn in Elmet Airfield, Sherburn in Elmet, from the north-west, 1949. This image has been produced from a print marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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| Title | [EAW023530] W & T Avery Ltd factory adjacent to Sherburn in Elmet Airfield, Sherburn in Elmet, from the north-west, 1949. This image has been produced from a print marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW023530 |
| Date | 28-May-1949 |
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| Place name | SHERBURN IN ELMET |
| Parish | SHERBURN IN ELMET |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 451695, 433548 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.2151189881401, 53.795454665321 |
| National Grid Reference | SE517335 |
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 During WWII Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment was based at Sherburn in Elmet Aerodrome. This was called the Proving Ground for that reason - i.e. the place where aerial experiments pioneered, tested and proved the technical aspects of dropping heavy military equipment into theatres of war in Europe. Heavy military troop-carrying gliders were tested here, and experiments included the 'snatch' when these gliders were pulled from the ground by 4-engined tug aircraft including Halifax. Gliders tested included Airspeed Horsa, Waco and Hamilcar. A heavily laden Hamilcar glider crashed during one of these experiments, piloted by Robert Kronfield, World Glider Pilot Champion, fortunately he survived this accident. |
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