Pilots likened to Nazis by anti airfield campaigners
27th April 2021 15:11 Europe/London
A group of campaigners against a new grass airfield in Kent has issued a video likening the pilots involved to the Nazi leadership.
The outrageous and offensive video is on the
YouTube channel of Chocks Go Away. It shows Hitler and the Nazi hierarchy discussing a battle plan with sub-titles about the farm strip.
Chocks Go Away has already poisoned local opinion with a campaign based on misinformation and lies.
The proposed farm strip is at Little Mongeham near Deal in Kent, on land owned by local farmer Richard Ledger. The airfield plan is being brought together by local pilots, including Nic Orchard and Steve Hoskins, who are among those displaced when Maypole Airfield closed last year.
Flyers facing eviction from Maypole Airfield near Canterbury
Flying enthusiasts are being ejected from an airfield which has been home to their aircraft for decades.
The instruction has come out of the blue in a solicitorâs letter ordering pilots to remove their planes and equipment from Maypole Airfield in Hoath, near Canterbury.
Maypole Airfield at Hoath
The owners of the airfield recently put the 55-acre site, plus a bungalow, up for sale through Strutt and Parker for £2 million as a going concern, although it is no longer listed on the agentâs website.
But with pilots given just 30 days to find an alternative location, there is speculation permission could be sought to develop the site.