An airfield was first established at Filton just north of Bristol in 1911 after the establishment of the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company. The company & its descendents have used the airfield ever since to develop aviation technology. Filton Airfield has also played host to a military presence starting with the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 continuing with a Spitfire squadron during the Battle of Britain & into the jet age with Vampire fighters. In Filton Airfield Through Time Andrew Appleton uses a wonderful collection of old & new photographs to show us the intriguing past of this key site in British aviation history from the manufacture of military aircraft during the First & Second World Wars through the servicing of BOAC airliners during the 1950s & the development of Concorde during the 1960s to the present day & the closure of the airfield by BAE Systems.