With the Bournemouth Air Festival once again taking place we have delved into the Daily Echo archives looking at all things aviation and have found a fascinating selection of photos showing Bournemouth International Airport through the years.
RAF Hurn, 440 SQD (RCAF) with one of their Typhoon's, 25th June 1944
The airport opened as RAF Hurn in 1941 but was transferred to civil control in 1944 with commercial services in the late 1950s.
Bournemouth Airport at Hurn as it looked in 1952
For a short period, between 1944 and 1946, Hurn served as London's international airport until the opening of facilities at Heathrow. Commercial services resumed in the late 1950s, with Palmair commencing flights to Palma, Majorca in October 1958.
The first Palmair charter from the airport took place in 1958, using a single 36-seat Viking aircraft destined for Palma de Mallorca. The service was one of the first charter flights in the United Kingdom.
BAC 1-11 crosses the Avon Causeway on her 48-hour trip from Salisbury Plain to Hurn Airport. September 1964.
Bournemouth Internation Airport 1997
Over the years there have been some major upgrades and development starting from 2007 replacing the arrivals terminal and upgrading the check-in and departure lounge areas. The new arrivals hall was completed on time and within budget in July 2011.
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