Mosquito T3, Lancaster and Tempest land at Aston Down Airfield
A photograph of a World War Two fighter-plane making it’s final landing at Aston Down Airfield, near Minchinhampton, have been uncovered by a Stroud photographer. Tammy Lynn, from Stroud, discovered a collection of the late photographer Peter Coleman’s work, including this photo of a Mosquito T3 landing in 1946. Lancaster Bombers and Hawk Tempests can be seen on the ground beneath the Mosquito at the airfield, which was used by the Royal Air Force from the First World War until 1967 before the Cotswold Gliding Club moved from Tetbury. Built by the De Havilland Aircraft Company fo...
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