Small air taxi company owned by Chris and Claire Roberts based at Sywell. Operated Piper Twin Comanche,Cessana 172,DH Rapide ,DH Dragon G-ADDI,Avro 19 and Prentice. Any details,photos welcome. Busy joyriding operations at Blackpool and various UK locations.
By: T-21 - 20th June 2010 at 09:38
Wieesso,
Again many thanks for your information.
By: wieesso - 19th June 2010 at 23:43
…sorrry, nothing about Podington or Billing…
“CHRISAIR (AVIATION ENTERPRISES) Ltd.
Probably the smallest airline ever to operate into Baginton was Chrisair, the company leased a Dragon G-ADDI, Leopard Moth G-AIYS,Tiger Moth G-AHVU and a Proctor which were based at Sywell and were owned by J.H.Stevens from Borehamwood.
The company operated several charter and executive flights into Baginton during the sixties with this very interesting fleet of aircraft, the Proctor was a random machine selected by the ARB for testing the wooden structure of these aircraft, sadly the wings broke whilst being loaded with sandbags as an early form of stress testing and she was scrapped.
G-AHVU Tiger Moth at Baginton in 1960 whilst on a visit to the air races,…
She was withdrawn by Chrisair during 1961.”
http://www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/id39.htm
“…Tiger Moth coupe G-AHVU (marked ‘Teeny Weeny airlines’ on the nose) and a Leopard Moth G-AIYS, these aircraft were chartered to a company based at Sywell called ‘Chrisair’ operated by Mr & Mrs C.M. Roberts who held a contract to do pleasure flying for the holiday camp at Phweli in Wales.”
http://www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/id30.htm
By: T-21 - 19th June 2010 at 22:44
Planemike,
Thats very kind . I am unable to pm you . Any mention of joyriding at Podington or Billing would be most grateful .
By: Arabella-Cox - 19th June 2010 at 12:32
Several articles have appeared in The Moth magazine detailing the activities of Chrisair. PM me if you would like copies………….
Planemike
By: scotavia - 19th June 2010 at 11:01
I recall chatting to a gent who flew from Blackpool in a BIG biplane, he said it was marked DD One. I saw it many times when it was doing flights around the tower, also a Fox Moth GAOJH .
By: T-21 - 19th June 2010 at 08:15
Thanks Wieesso. Some of the aircraft were leased from James Hay Stevens.
By: wieesso - 19th June 2010 at 08:06
Fleet:
dH.85 Leopard Moth G-AIYS c/n 7089 dd 3.61 sold 11.61
Percival P.44 Proctor 5 G-AHGJ c/n Ae.41 dd .61 wfu 9.63
dH.84 Dragon 2 G-ADDI c/n 6096 dd 11.62 wfu 5.68 ‘Liftmaster’
Percival P.40 Prentice T1 G-AONB PAC-070 ex. VR244 (FX-EZ) dd 2.63 sold 3.64
Auster J/1N Alpha G-AJEB c/n 2325
Cessna 175B Skylark G-ARML c/n 175-56995 lsd .64 ret .64 lsd from private owner
61-62 Luton, 62-63 Ramsgate, 63-68 Sywell
1968 Chrisair stopped flying
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