McAully Flying Group
The McAully Flying Group was founded 1957 as the Fakenham Flying Group and for the five decades since its inception has been based at Little Snoring airfield near Fakenham, Norfolk.
The group was established with the aim of providing affordable flying in North Norfolk and thereby encouraging general aviation within the region. Over 50 years later, the group is still true to this ethos, offering extremely affordable flying of our well equiped Cessna 172. You can read more about the aircraft and our flying rates here.
Little Snoring is Open! (July 2010)
Despite some reports to the contary, Little Snoring airfield is open to visitors of the McAully Flying Group. If you're planning on visiting, please see the flying-in page for full details, or why not join us for one of our fly-in events?
Group History
The Fakenham Flying Group was founded by Elwyn “Mac” McAully, whose enthusiasm for flying persuaded eighteen members to contribute £25 each for their first aeroplane.
G-ANCS, the first aircraft
owned by the group, performing a flypast at our 50th Anniversary
The Air Ministry gave permission to use Little Snoring Airfield and a De Havilland 82 Tiger Moth, G-ANCS, was purchased from Crewdson Aviation in Gatwick for £325.
Elwyn McAully, pictured in one of the early Tiger Moths
The McAully Flying Group remains true to its founder's aim of being committed to encouraging General Aviation by providing affordable flying to private pilots in the North Norfolk area.
Mac flew the Tiger Moth to Norfolk and established what was to become a very successful flying group. The emphasis was on “group”, not club, and each member had (and still has!) an equal share in the group's aeroplane and activities..
Sadly, McAully was tragically killed in a flying accident at Little Snoring in 1960 while practicing for an aerobatic display and the group was renamed in his honour and memory.