| W H Bramble
Airport Montserrat |
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Bramble
airport (also sometimes
known as Blackburne
Airport) was a small
local airport on the
east coast of Montserrat
which was destroyed in
1997 by the eruption of
the nearby
Soufriere
Hills volcano. |
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Aerial
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Control
Tower |
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The tiny
airport was named after
the chief minister of
Montserrat, William
Henry Bramble. The
Airport on the other
side of the volcano from
Plymouth, was the only
method of air travel.
Since the dock in
Plymouth was also
destroyed, access to and
from the island for
several years after 1997
was mainly restricted to
helicopters and landing
craft type boats. In
2005 the new
John A Osborne Airport was
opened at the northern
end of the island beyond
the reach of the volcano. |
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A rare
image of the W H Bramble
airport terminal
building in 1994. |
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Soufriere Volcano |
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Buried Plymouth |
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Reconstruction |
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Things To Do |
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