Lympne, Airport c.1955

Photo ref: L335039

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The small civil airport at Lympne was developed from the wartime fighter base, prior to the enormous expansion of London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports, for short cross-channel flights. The limited scale of its operations can be gauged from the relaxed attitudes of these members of its staff as they await the next incoming flight in front of the customs and immigration shed, with a coach poised to transport the arriving passengers to the railway station at Hythe.

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A Selection of Memories from Lympne

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County Members

That pub is the County Members. We lived just round the corner, in the Street, which leads to the Castle. Between us and the pub, was an old farmhouse, which became the Castle Tea Rooms for a short while. My mum cleaned at the pub, which was three old cottages knocked into one, resulting in the living accommodation being at the top of one flight of stairs, but going to bed, meant you had to go downstairs, through the ...see more

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Added 08 April 2010

Lympne Airport In The 50s

That plane was bright blue! As far as I can remember, the pilot was Polish - left over from the war. He used to keep the plane at the airport, and give stunning free acrobatic displays on bright sunny days. For special events, like the village fete, he would give short flights. My mum paid for me and my brother to have one once - first time I'd ever flown. When we first moved to Lympne (very near the ...see more