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Crosland Moor Airfield Шаблон:Airport codes is a small privately owned airfield located Шаблон:Convert south-west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in England. The airfield was established by Sir David Brown who owned a local business and flew a de Havilland Dove,[1] registration G-ARDH.[2] It is now run by former professional motorcycle road racer James Whitham.[3]

Technical information

Incidents

  • 6 December 2008 – Piper Cherokee G-BPYO aborted take-off after failing to reach required airspeed due to the pilot inadvertently leaving the carburettor heat on, and overran the runway. One person suffered minor injuries and the aircraft was significantly damaged.[5][6]
  • 1 September 1996 – a WAR Hawker Sea Fury replica, G-BLTG, crashed Шаблон:Convert south of the runway 07 threshold shortly after take-off killing the 69-year-old pilot, the only person on board.[7]
  • May 1988 – a Microlight crashed after misjudging landing when there was a sudden change of wind direction. It landed in a field near the runway, killing the pilot.

Media appearances

The airfield appeared in the Amazon Prime video show The Grand Tour in series 2, episode 9, when a jet engine was tested as part of a successful attempt to break the UK speed record for amphibious vehicles.[8][9]

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