The First Kay Gyroplane (Type 32/1) was designed by David Kay of Blackford and John Grieve of Scone. (Kay was, with his brother Andrew, partners in Kay’s Garage, located in Moray Street, Blackford.) The gyroplane was built at Shields Garage on Perth’s Dunkeld Road and was powered by an ABC […]
In 1933, a gigantic (for the time) and very powerful ‘flying battleship’ for the RAF named the Blackburn Perth was built and launched. The cost was about £50,000 (equivalent to £4.5 million today). The Perth flying boat was created mainly for over-sea observation, reconnaissance and coastal patrol, but it had […]
Some abbreviations used: SLG – Satellite Landing Ground OTU – Operational Training Unit PAFU – (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit SNCO – Senior Non-Commissioned Officer OR – Other Ranks WAAF – Women’s Auxiliary Air Force EFTS – Elementary Flying Training School ERFTS – Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School MU – […]
By 15 January 1946, all naval stores had been transferred from Perth Ice Rink to a new depot at Almondbank. They had been temporarily kept at the Ice Rink following their dispersion from Coventry due to the bombing by the Luftwaffe. The decision to move all naval stores was taken […]
On Monday 4 August 1941 a tank tour of the UK arrived to in Perth to show to the public three of the latest British tanks, a Valentine and two Matilda’s. The tanks were on show for three days at North and South St. John’s Place, outside St. John’s Kirk […]
Perth’s Unwanted Tank. The British Government realised it could capitalise on the public’s fascination with the exciting new fighting ‘tank’ vehicles and raise funds to build more, so it used 6 of them to travel around towns and cities in the UK. A tank would arrive with a fanfare – […]
Aircraft Crashes Within Perthshire in the 1930s 8 February 1936 Whilst undertaking a training exercise at Scone Aerodrome (with Airwork Ltd), Acting Pilot Officer James Beck (22) was killed when his de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth (G-ADVO) collided with another Tiger Moth (G-ADOK). Those onboard G-ADOK escaped without injury. 18 […]
The Imperial War museum has a vast collection of posters and images, quite a number of images are of local folk Research by Ken Bruce
Strathallan Airfield lies some 14 miles west of Perth near the village of Auchterarder. It was established in 1966 by brothers William and David Roberts as the base for their aviation company, Strathallan Air Charter Ltd. (Strathair), which provided private charter, air freight and aircraft maintenance services. (Strathallan Air Services […]
The old Ice Rink on Dunkeld Road was used as a temporary store for the Royal navy until the RN stores at Almondbank opened, it also was used to display a German bomber. I am taking a guess here that this may have been the famous “Humbie Heinkel” which was […]
