Coolangatta

Coolangatta was built facing the Main Road in Lacey Green opposite Lacey Green Church

During WW2 the entrance to the property was also the entrance to Lacey Green Airfield.

The following is a extract from the report by Doug Tilbury on the airfield: -

"The entrance to the airfield was the entrance to Mr Gordon May's property Coolangatta. Gordon recalls the time when an Auster was taking off and was just about to leave the ground when it hit a frozen mole hill with one of it's wheels. This tipped the aircraft onto its nose, breaking the propellor, unfortunately the pilot suffered a broken nose. Gordon was among a number of local school lads who were called upon by the RAF mechanics to right the aircraft and push it back across the airfield and into the hanger for repairs.

Numerous football matches were played after school, between schoolboys, including myself, and the RAF fitters. Their team was made up of a Flight Sergeant, Sergeant, 2 Corporals and 2 airmen versus a dozen or more of the boys from Lacey Green School. Click Gordon & Vera May for more about Gordon.