Celebrations to mark 75th birthday
18.05.08
A number of vintage aircraft will fly into Liverpool Airport next month as the hub celebrates its 75th birthday. Hundreds of visitors are expected to travel to the airport for the two day event on June 28 and 29.
Attractions will include a Dragon Rapide vintage aircraft, similar to the De Havilland Dragon that made the first flight from Speke (now Liverpool John Lennon Airport) to the Isle of Man on July 3, 1933. A 1940s 8 seater De Havilland Dove, a familiar visitor to the airport in the 40s, 50s and 60s, is scheduled to attend and both aircraft will provide pleasure flights. The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, featuring a Spitfire, Hurricane and Dakota DC3 will also stage a fly past on June 29.
Free transport from the city to the former Speke Airport site, now the Marriott Liverpool Airport Hotel, will be provided by vintage buses. An old XL 171 Airporter bus has been brought out of storage by the Merseyside Transport Trust and is being renovated by bus company Arriva to ferry pleasure flight passengers to check-in points.
Other highlights of the weekend will be a photographic exhibition and access to the Marriott balcony used by thousands of Beatles fans to welcome the Fab Four back from their 1964 American tour. A celebratory dinner to mark the 75th anniversary has also been arranged at the Hotel on July 4.
The weekend's events have been organised by The Jetstream Club, volunteers who maintain and preserve two aircraft at the Marriott site, and the Friends of Liverpool Airport (FoLA). For full details visit the website www.fola.org.uk.
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