The site had been associated with flying since as early as 1910 when Ernest Willows built an airship at Pengam that he flew from Cardiff to London on 6 August 1910.
The site had been associated with flying since as early as 1905 when Ernest Willows built his first airship at Pengam. His third airship "Willows No.3-City of Cardiff" flew from Cardiff to London on 6 August 1910.