Railway Air Services - Manchester
Manchester was served by Barton Airport in Salford which is about 5 miles south of Manchester. Wyhthenshawe was the first
airport in Manchester but Barton became the first Municipal Airport in the UK to be awarded an Air Ministry license on 22nd April
1929. The airport officially opened on 1 January 1930. It was the venue on the 29th May 1931 for the C.D. Barnard Air Tours ‘Tour of
the UK’ and on the 10th June 1932 for Alan Cobham’s National Aviation Day UK Display Tour. RAS used the airport from 20th August
1934. Ringway became Manchester’s main airport but Barton is still open today as Manchester’s City Airport and Heliport.
On the 20th August Manchester received mail from Glasgow, Belfast and the Isle of Man. Manchester was on the main route from
Glasgow to London. The main route was cancelled due to bad weather and the plane coming up from London was abandoned at
Birmingham. So Manchester has no outward mail on the 20th. On the 21st there was a full service.
Flown 21st - Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast, Isle of Man, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Bristol, Southampton and Cowes
(21st postmark).
Part flown - Cardiff, Plymouth (Again Redgrove and Field differ, Feild says surface on 20th)
Surface 20th- Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast, Isle of Man, Birmingham, Cardiff, Teignmouth, London, Bristol, Southampton and
Cowes
RAS Railway Air Services Covers flown from Manchester 20th August 1934
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21st Flown Manchester to Cowes
Manchester to Cowes 21st backstamp
Last flight Manchester - London. After this both
Birmingham and Manchester were taken out of
the route and replaced by Liverpool.
21st Aug 1934. Manchester to
London. Field cover.
Last Flights
Last flight. Manchester to Birmingham
First flight new route. Manchester to Liverpool.
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s
21st Aug 1934. Manchester to
London. Field cover.
Railway Air Services - Manchester
Manchester was served by Barton Airport in Salford which is about 5 miles south of Manchester. Wyhthenshawe was the first
airport in Manchester but Barton became the first Municipal Airport in the UK to be awarded an Air Ministry license on 22nd April
1929. The airport officially opened on 1 January 1930. It was the venue on the 29th May 1931 for the C.D. Barnard Air Tours ‘Tour of
the UK’ and on the 10th June 1932 for Alan Cobham’s National Aviation Day UK Display Tour. RAS used the airport from 20th August
1934. Ringway became Manchester’s main airport but Barton is still open today as Manchester’s City Airport and Heliport.
On the 20th August Manchester received mail from Glasgow, Belfast and the Isle of Man. Manchester was on the main route from
Glasgow to London. The main route was cancelled due to bad weather and the plane coming up from London was abandoned at
Birmingham. So Manchester has no outward mail on the 20th. On the 21st there was a full service.
Flown 21st - Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast, Isle of Man, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Bristol, Southampton and Cowes
(21st postmark).
Part flown - Cardiff, Plymouth (Again Redgrove and Field differ, Feild says surface on 20th)
Surface 20th- Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast, Isle of Man, Birmingham, Cardiff, Teignmouth, London, Bristol, Southampton and
Cowes
RAS Railway Air Services Covers flown from Manchester 20th August 1934
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© 2020 Robert Farquharson All Rights Reserved
21st Flown Manchester to Cowes
Last Flights
Last flight. Manchester to Birmingham
British Internal Airmails of the 1930’s
