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In the Heart of the City: The History of Belfast's City Airport 1938-1998

Category: Transport

Northern Ireland has a remarkable aviation history which is revealed in this book. It can be argued that civil aviation began in Northern Ireland in August 1910, when Henry Ferguson, in a 40bp monoplane of his own design, made the first flight in Ireland to carry a brave lady passenger, Miss Rita Marr.

But it was due to the outbreak of the First World War which led to the development of Aldergrove Airport and the short lived Malone Aerodrome. With the demise of the Malone another route was pioneered in 1928 when a Shorts Calcutta flying boat operated for a few weeks between Liverpool and Belfast Harbour. This new route was to be the nucleus for the development of Belfast City Airport which was opened by Neville Chamberlain on 16th March 1938. This book shows how the airport has developed over the past 60 years.

CUSTOMERS: A nostalgic evocation of a bygone era for those who have used the Belfast City Airport since it became a public airport in 1983. For all those interested in aviation history and those who are general transport enthusiasts.

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