On 19 August 1937 , Captain Fresson of Highland Airways landed a small aircraft in farmland adjoining the Mains of Stroma .
The following spring the islanders cleared an area of moorland on the west side of the island to create an airstrip .
On 19 August 1937 , Captain Fresson of Highland Airways landed a small aircraft in farmland adjoining the Mains of Stroma , and the following spring the islanders cleared an area of moorland on the west side of the island to create an airstrip .