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HIGH POST AERODROME by NORMAN PARKER
Monograph No.18 – High Post Aerodrome- an illustrated account by Norman Parker, traces the development of the site of this grass aerodrome from its opening in 1930, through its WW2 career and on to present day use.

High Post was first home to a civilian flying club, then used by the Royal Artillery Flying Club alongside the civilian one. Next came the RCAF and the RAF before it became a production and test flight centre for military aircraft for most of WW2. After the war it returned to civilian flying, but closed in 1947 after a short life of 17 years. A small part is now used for industry, but most of the land has now returned to agriculture.

The monograph is illustrated with many old maps and archive pictures of buildings and aircraft, the latter including the Robinson Redwing; Simmonds Spartan; Gypsy Moth; the prototype Spiteful and the Cagnet undergoing trials.
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I think that makes more sense indeed. MB882 came off the production line at High Post perhaps?

Might I suggest High Post?

Could it be Hooton Park? Leif Lundsten flew MB882 several times, the first on the 24th of September 1943. Coincidentally, that is also the first record of the fighter according to Spitfire Production list. Could it be that he picked it up for the flight down to Worthy Down? He writes in his log book (and quite right) that it’s the last XII produced.

Hooton Park is a possible.

Why do you ask? 🙂

Jon