cricklewood airfield – GGERA https://www.ggera.org.uk Golders Green Estate Residents Association Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:50:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.ggera.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-icon-512x512-32x32.png cricklewood airfield – GGERA https://www.ggera.org.uk 32 32 David Lang https://www.ggera.org.uk/news/david-lang/ Wed, 03 May 2023 23:04:00 +0000 https://www.ggera.org.uk/?p=588 It is with great sadness that we received the news of David Lang’s passing away on 3rd March. He was a well-respected resident and neighbour.

Former Handley Page apprentice and member of both the Handley Page Association and the Victor Association, he became a devoted Handley Page ambassador, raising awareness among residents, Barnet Council and the Brent Cross Regeneration about the amazing and innovative aeronautical past of this area.

It was thanks to him that we learnt about Handley Page’s innovative airplane designs and the setting up between the World Wars of Handley Page Transport – in particular its pioneering civilian aviation flight from London to Paris, starting from the former Cricklewood Aerodrome, now the Golders Green Estate. Handley Page Transport later merged with other companies to form Imperial Airways, now British Airways.

Golden Jubilee Exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the building of the Golders Green Estate on the site of the former Cricklewood Aerodrome. Seen from left to right are David Lang, former Handley Page apprentice and resident of the Golders Green Estate, Kay Pass a former Airwork air hostess and the guest of honour, Wing Commander R H McIntosh DFC AFC RAF (retired), popularly known as All-Weather Mac.
All-Weather Mac had a distinguished flying career which began in 1917 and lasted 54 years, flying in both world wars, between the wars and after the second world war. On this historic occasion, David Lang had arranged for All-Weather Mac to return to the site of Cricklewood Aerodrome 60 years after he flew the last international scheduled air service from Cricklewood Aerodrome to Paris, Le Bourget on 28th May 1921 in the Handley Page biplane airliner with the registration G-EATM. He flew this aircraft back to Croydon Aerodrome the following day.

David influenced and was always supportive of the Clitterhouse Farm Project, now Our Yard at Clitterhouse, and the Memories Local History Group.

His legacy will always be remembered.

Our sympathy goes to his family.

]]> Centenary of Paris Flight – September 1919 https://www.ggera.org.uk/events/centenary-of-paris-flight-september-1919/ https://www.ggera.org.uk/events/centenary-of-paris-flight-september-1919/#comments Tue, 22 May 2018 20:46:28 +0000 http://www.ggera.org.uk/?p=154 Our committee would like to gauge the enthusiasm and commitment we as a community have to celebrate the centenary of the inauguration of flights from Cricklewood to Paris Le Bourget which started in 1919 via Hounslow Heath and then directly from Cricklewood in February 1920.

If there is real interest amongst the residents we could plan a great event to commemorate this. Please get in touch if you are interested in taking part.

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