EPW037032 ENGLAND (1931). Reading Airfield, Woodley, 1931

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Title [EPW037032] Reading Airfield, Woodley, 1931
Reference EPW037032
Date October-1931
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Place name WOODLEY
Parish WOODLEY
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 477050, 173489
Longitude / Latitude -0.89095175614706, 51.454643624877
National Grid Reference SU771735

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The Bull & Chequers public house

Stuart Trubee
Friday 4th of October 2013 10:09:31 PM

Stuart Trubee
Friday 4th of October 2013 10:08:50 PM

User Comment Contributions

This is the airfield where Douglas Bader crashed in December 1931.

g-bemy
Tuesday 19th of November 2013 12:57:10 PM
WW2 fighter pilot Douglas Bader nearly died in a crash at Woodley Airfield, near Reading, Berkshire, in 1931 but he learned to walk again using artificial legs.

Robert Tims
Thursday 12th of September 2013 04:23:41 PM