aerial crop spraying uk 1960-1984

Thankyou for reply and hope to gain some info for website www.underthewire.co.uk.Malcolm

uk aerial crop spraying

g6hyf Hi Clive .thankyou for that link I have found a lot of info and hopefully contacts which could lead to obtaining some material for underthewire.co uk.Malcolm

Hello Malcolm,
I have posted a message to you via the private messaging link that will hopefully be of interest.

This thread, that I started, a good few years ago, also carries possible sources and links. http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?16121-Skegness-Aerodrome&highlight=skegness Including a post by “Markbost” Mark H.?? at Boston.

Clive.

You might find this thread useful

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?91074-Airspray%28Colchester%29Ltd/page2&highlight=aerial+spraying

Andrew,thankyou for that information I will find that book,also wondering if it is the same Bill Taylor who was last operating out of Boston Aerodrome after Digby Goss retired,if so I am intouch with him,he bought the Pawnees from Digby and carried on for a while doing mainly seeding and top-dressing but no liquid spraying.Have you visited the Under the Wire website?Have just made contact with one of our pilots from the 70″s Bob Coles who now lives in Belgium,he left Lincs Aerial Spraying Company to work for Ciba-Geigy worldwide initially doing trial work for them.He tolk over the job from Ken Harness another of our pilots at Lincs Aerial who then set up his own company Crop Aviation(UK)Ltd who were also based at Boston until he retired in1989.The aircraft used for Ciba”s trail work was the Pilatus Porter.I am trying to make contact with as many people who were involved in the uk aerial spraying to collate as much information as possible before its all lost.Thankyou M.H.

Looking for any info/photos re Lincs aerial Spraying Company and or aircraft related,saw photo posted by Clive Cliffs” son showing aircraft at Boston Aerodrome ,interested in putting onto website www.underthewire.co.uk which is an archive website with photos/videos of aerial spraying in the1960″s – 1990″s also used for sale of the book Under The Wire an autobiography of crop spraying pilot Digby Goss and additional script and photos by Malcolm Haywood.Contact can be made via the website and all material would be returned,thankyou,M.H.

Malcolm, in case you’re not aware, there are some photos and some information in ‘The Airfields of Lincolnshire Since 1912’ ISBN 0 904597 32 6, published by Midland Counties Publications in 1984 and written by Ron Blake, Mike Hodgson and Bill Taylor. I hope this helps. Andrew