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Peter Collins

Started by William Hunt , Jan 28 2002 17:59

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#101 Rupertlt1

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Posted 19 January 2024 - 03:02

Here is a yarn:

Peter used to try out his

father's racing car at a disused

aerodrome near his home at Shat-

terford Grange, Arley, "just to find

out how it felt."

Birmingham Gazette, Monday 3 Oct 1949, Page 3

Where could this have been?

What was "his father's racing car"?

RGDS RLT

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#102 Geoff E

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Posted 19 January 2024 - 08:50

Here is a yarn:

Peter used to try out his

father's racing car at a disused

aerodrome near his home at Shat-

terford Grange, Arley, "just to find

out how it felt."

Birmingham Gazette, Monday 3 Oct 1949, Page 3

Where could this have been?

"Perton near Wolverhampton"

A longish article in Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 9th June 1957, Page 10.

Map https://maps.nls.uk/...0&right=BingHyb

An aerial photo of part of the airfield is shown on Google Earth Pro using the "Show historical Imagery" feature.

Edited by Geoff E, 19 January 2024 - 08:59.

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#103 Stephen W

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Posted 20 January 2024 - 08:44

"Perton near Wolverhampton"

A longish article in Birmingham Weekly Mercury, 9th June 1957, Page 10.

Map https://maps.nls.uk/...0&right=BingHyb

An aerial photo of part of the airfield is shown on Google Earth Pro using the "Show historical Imagery" feature.

Perton was a Flight Training airfield under 21 Group. It was opened in 1941 and was shut down in 1945.

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#104 RS2000

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Posted 20 January 2024 - 20:45

As post 101 has not been answered in full. this was the Cooper 500, which according to Ed McDonough's book was tested at Perton (he spells it incorrectly as Purton) by both his father and mother too. The money must have been his father's but most references imply joint ownership.

In a military context, Purton was a WW2 (and for long after) fuel depot well south. .