Coleford 1952, aerial view
Courtesy of: Terry Harper. Uploaded: Jan 2009.
Terry added: "This is an aerial photograph of Coleford, taken by me on the morning of 28th October 1952, while piloting an Airspeed Oxford from RAF Pershore, on my last but one solo flight from there. Gloucester Road is under the engine nacelle, with Poolway pike in the bottom right hand corner. The railway station is on the left hand side, and dust from Whitecliffe Quarry is also visible, but not the quarry itself. I flew over Coleford quite a number of times during the summer of 1952 between June and October, usually arriving at full throttle at 3000 feet, chopping the throttle shut to descend to about 1500 feet, and then doing steep turns over the town. My Dad's secretary, Sheila (who came from Bream) used to come out of the Gaveller's Office and wave, as did my mother and others. I also made it once in a Chipmunk on 21st October 1952, and did a few aerobatics".If you wish to comment on this photo or can supply names of people please click
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