This magnificent video is taken by Quadcopter and clearly demonstrates the potential of the site at Stow Maries.
WAHT is working hard with the Trustees there to make what you see in the video an enduring sight at the Aerodrome. A temporary hangar is being erected soon and we hope that the two BE2s as the first of many will move to Stow Maries when the Hangar is ready – August is the target for the move.
With the buildings and particularly the 4 wooden hangars rebuilt, the potential is endless (picture). WAHT’s aspiration is to create resident squadron of aircraft with others on loan to tell the story of the evolution of military aircraft during the Great War.
With the Aerodrome being returned to its full 1918 glory by the end of the commemorative period in 4 and a half years’ time, there is no reason why Stow Maries cannot become a self-sufficient World War 1 Aviation Heritage Centre by then to rival the Omaka Centre in New Zealand.
With this as a goal, a year round programme of educational visits (resident once the accommodation is rebuilt), a STEM Centre as a technology hub for local schools in the area, and apprenticeships linked to a similar scheme at The Vintage Aviator Ltd in Wellington NZ where most of the aircraft will come from, are direct spin-offs.