Hucknall Aerodrome (ICAO: EGNA) was a former general aviation and RAF aerodrome located 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north north-west of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire...
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Hucknall (/ˈhʌknɔːl/), formerly Hucknall Torkard (/ˈtɔːrkərd/), is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 7 miles...
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flight at Hucknall Aerodrome. In order to perform these flights, a purpose-built gantry-like arrangement had been devised and assembled at Hucknall which...
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war most Rolls-Royce flight testing of engines was carried out from Hucknall Aerodrome. The Merlin crossed over into military land-vehicle use as the Meteor...
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The Brook flows past the former Hucknall Aerodrome and into Farleys Lane Nature Area, following the A611 Hucknall Bypass. Farleys Lane Spring rises...
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Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig, nicknamed the Flying Bedstead at nearby Hucknall Aerodrome. He died a few months later, 1 March 1955 and is buried in the New...
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that intended for the SC.1 during ground operation in a Meteor at Hucknall Aerodrome. Initially, a series of scuttles were fitted to the exit nozzles of...
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Sasinowski was assigned to the 18 Operational Training Unit RAF, based at Hucknall Aerodrome, as well as the No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron based in RAF Bramcote...
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Merlin Flying Club (Rolls-Royce plc employees') who moved here when Hucknall Aerodrome was closed on 1 March 2015: they operate Cessna 150 Aerobat, Robin...
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pioneering vertical take-off and landing experimental aircraft at Hucknall Aerodrome. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in...
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