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airline operations had restarted quite successfully for a while, and its engineering activities prospered, but both soon declined and were abandoned, and the organisation eventually ran down. The corporation effectively stopped its activities by 1978, when the last of the main companies, Western
Airways, closed. Whitney Straight died in London in 1979, and the last vestiges of Straight Corporation were wound up in 1989.
292:. Its fleet varied depending on its needs and those of the other of Straight Corporation companies, sometimes operating aircraft registered to them, and sometimes lending their aircraft to them. Several aircraft were at first registered to Richard Seaman, possibly reflecting his investment in the corporation. The larger aircraft most often used by Southern Airways included:
501:. After the war, the airport was transferred to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on 1 January 1947. Exeter Airport Ltd leased it, with Wing Commander Bill Parkhouse (he had been promoted during the war) in charge, and also re-established Exeter Aero Club. The lease ended in 1974 when Devon County Council took responsibility for the airport.
822:. These were in great demand and a further factory was opened at Weston Airport during the early years of WWII. Work continued after the war, making extremely detailed models for radar stealth testing of all types of land vehicles, ships, aircraft and missiles for the National Radar Target Modelling Centre (NRTMC) that was being run by
512:, later known as Teignmouth Aerodrome, was Devon's first airfield, and the airfield where Whitney Straight learned to fly in 1929. The corporation's Haldon Airport Ltd took over the management of the airfield from 1 January 1937 and bought it outright in 1938 after the scheduled airlines serving it had moved to Exeter in 1937.
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With all of these responsibilities, his activities for the corporation had to be severely reduced and in 1949 the organisation was restructured. The remaining companies were renamed to avoid the
Straight name, for example Straight Aviation Training became Southern Aviation Training. Western Airways'
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Ministry and managed as a State Airport. After WWII, the flying club restarted on 7 June 1946, renamed the Weston Aero Club. It continued until rising costs caused Western Airways to withdraw its support, and the club was wound up in October
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was the first to be taken over by
Straight Corporation, who often called it Thanet. It was operated by Ramsgate Airport Ltd which was formed on 25 July 1935. Its directors were Mr F.A.S. Gwatkin, Richard Seaman and Whitney Straight. The official opening of the new terminal, incorporating the control
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was the third airport taken over by
Straight Corporation, in February 1936. Ipswich Airport Ltd managed it and took over Ipswich Aero Club which was already established. A new terminal building was designed by Henning and Chitty, and opened on 9 May 1938, with an official opening ceremony on 9 July.
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Aircraft were owned by the airport operating company or the associated flying clubs, and were occasionally registered in the names of officials of the local organisations. They were used for charter, pleasure, training or army co-operation support flights as required, and were also often transferred
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The corporation set out to operate a large chain of civil airports. Some were bought outright, some leased, and some managed on behalf of the owners. All were run by a local operating company, and aero clubs were established or taken over at most airports. In addition to the locations listed below,
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The company also set up on the airfield a tented holiday camp with its own clubhouse. For the 1936 and 1937 summer seasons it was called the
Ramsgate Aviation Holiday Camp, and it was renamed the Ramsgate Flying Centre for the following two years. It offered guests free pleasure flights and a free
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at Clyst
Honiton was the second airport operated by Straight Corporation, starting in January 1936. Exeter Airport Ltd, with Bill Parkhouse as manager, took a 21-year lease starting on 1 June 1937, and the field officially opened on 30 July. At first there was only tented accommodation, but a new
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The aviation scene was very different after the war. Airlines were restructured and nationalised, and many airports had either been closed or retained by the military. Private flying had ceased after almost all the aircraft had been impressed and many had been either wrecked or scrapped, so the
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and
Torquay, with which he was also involved, and smaller airlines, were too small to survive on their own, and he proposed that a holding company operating many such ventures would be able to achieve economies of scale and be able to use resources much more efficiently, sharing them as needed.
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The pre-war company aircraft livery, applied to many, but not all, of the aircraft, was a dark metallic blue-grey with crimson lettering outlined in white, with rudders bearing crimson and white horizontal stripes. After the war the livery was overall silver with red lettering, retaining the
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When war was declared all civil airports were closed and civil flying banned, except under special license. This effectively stopped all
Straight Corporation's activities, with the one exception of Western Airways. Their engineering activities prospered with contracts from British aircraft
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was a significant operator of
British airlines, airports and flying clubs from 1935 until the mid 1970s. Its major unit, Western Airways, expanded to become an important parts manufacturer, a maintenance, repair and upgrade organisation, and a builder of transport aircraft.
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Western Airways Aero Club was formed in 1937, and on 10 March 1938 was renamed Weston Aero Club on the corporation's takeover. It joined the CAG training scheme on 1 October 1938. No 39 E&RFTS was set up on 3 July 1939 and a new hangar built to cope with the expansion.
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was opened in May 1938 by Straight Corporation, and was operated at first by Bury St Edmunds Airport Ltd as a satellite of Ipswich Airport, and later by Southern Airways. A municipal airport was planned but never started. West Suffolk Aero Club Ltd was set up with two
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was the base of Western Airways, and its holding company, Airways Union, operated the airport. Straight took over all their operations in January 1938. A new terminal/engineering building was planned but, because of disagreements with the council, never built.
637:, who was a personal friend of Straight. The corporation planned to develop it into a municipal airport. It was licensed on 14 July 1938 and Western Airways routes started to Weston and Bristol. No development or terminal had been achieved before WWII.
692:, named the Whitney Straight. This proved to be an excellent and popular aircraft, and 50 were built from April 1936 to April 1938, and Straight Corporation did buy several. A company called Whitney Straight Ltd was formed to market the aircraft.
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There is confusion about exactly which airport was served by Southern at Ilford, as there appear to have been four different airfields next to each other. The most likely is the one named Chigwell, which seems to have only operated from 1938 to
982:. A fleet of Avro Ansons was procured, modified as navigation trainers by Western Airways at Weston and painted in the new Straight livery of overall silver with red lettering and retaining the red horizontal rudder stripes. They operated from
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The corporation took over the management of the airfield in 1937, forming Inverness Airport Ltd and Inverness Aero Club. After considerable activity during WWII, the airfield reopened, mainly for BEA services, but closed in 1947.
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were acquired for this, and Straight's CAG courses started on 1 October. In 1939 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training schools (E&RFTS) were set up at some airports, and the fleet was expanded further with aircraft including
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The flying clubs were resurrected after the war, with Weston Aero Club being the first, in June 1946. Plymouth and Exeter followed, but the clubs in Suffolk and Essex were replaced by the Home Counties Flying Club, with bases at
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was Stanley John Cox, who would also be the secretary of most of the corporation's subsidiary companies. Many of the corporation's aircraft would be initially registered in the name of Richard Seaman. Straight also recruited
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was first used for flying on 27 and 28 August 1933 by Alan Cobham's National Aviation Day tour, and used for occasional flying afterwards. Straight's corporation leased it in 1938 as a potential municipal airport, and
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The South Devon Flying Club had started here in 1933, but when the corporation took over it became a branch of the Plymouth and District Aero Club. When the CAG scheme started the Haldon club received 19 applications.
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captain, was appointed director of training. A civil air navigation school was established at Weston, as was an engineering school to provide skilled staff for the growing maintenance demands of Western Airways.
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was the fourth airport to be taken over by Straight Corporation, in March 1936. It was managed by Plymouth Airport Ltd, and the Plymouth and District Aero Club was taken over, later setting up a branch at
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This airfield was taken over in 1938 as a satellite of Ipswich. The airport was known as Earls Hall Airport or Alton Park Road Airport. There is no record of a flying club here at the time.
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The airline prospered and expanded its fleet and routes, and developed a strong engineering capability, which enabled it to survive WWII. It carried this on after the war, even building
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271:. When the war came, however, all private flying, including that by clubs and airlines, was prohibited except under licence, and almost all the corporation's activities stopped.
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The airport companies and aero clubs had a diverse range of aircraft, some registered in their own name and some to Straight Corporation Ltd, of which the most numerous were
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Straight Corporation's head office had moved from London to Weston Airport, where Western Airways had been very busy, mainly on engineering work and aircraft production.
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Whitney Straight himself had embarked on a new path, starting a glittering career as a major figure in British aviation. He became a director, later chairman, of the
711:. Inherited aircraft were painted in Straight corporation colours, but had Western Airways marked on both sides of the nose along with a Straight Corporation S logo.
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Straight was summoned the next day, and readily agreed to found the venture, so on 17 April 1935 Straight Corporation was born, and Straight gave up motor racing.
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David Playdell-Bouverie, Straight had formed a close working relationship with Robert Henning and Anthony M Chitty. They had worked at Straight's parents' home,
463:, and two small hangars built. Too small for CAG use, civilian flying stopped at the outbreak of WWII and the airfield was taken over by the RAF as RAF Westley.
423:(CAG) scheme which started 1 September 1938. When the scheme began there were 1,299 applications to train at Straight Corporation-operated CAG airports. Extra
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Before WWII, Straight Corporation used a wide variety of aircraft, some inherited from the airlines and flying clubs that it took over, and many bought new.
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Ltd. At that time it was operating the highest frequency of flights of any airline in the world, with 58 services a day on the Weston — Cardiff route alone.
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The airport reopened for civil traffic after the war in March 1947, and the aero club not only restarted, but managed the airport for the local council.
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The Ansons were in use from 1946 to 1948, after which they were returned to Weston Airport for refurbishing and sale. The company was wound up in 1949.
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tower, was on 21 August 1937. The existing Ramsgate Flying Club was replaced by the Thanet Aero Club. It took part in the CAG training scheme.
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in 1938. The location of this airfield is unclear, and apart from some pleasure flights, no other aviation activity has been reported there.
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Western Airways and the remaining clubs were able to reclaim some of their pre-war aircraft, and some others were acquired, including
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This was a new company, registered at Straight Corporation headquarters in Manchester Square, London and its main operating base was
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manufacturers, mainly for parts manufacture and repair, and British and Allied forces for repair, modification and maintenance.
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753:. As stated above, many of these aircraft were moved between various parts of the organisation, some on a regular basis.
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846:, going on to have a remarkable military career despite serious injury, capture and escape, and was awarded the
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was a successful racing driver in the early 1930s, but his American millionaire mother and English step-father,
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