It was built by Rupert Ryan on land he had interited in 1935 and with his sister Ethel ("Maie") had turned it into a successful stud farm "Edrington".

Use of the airfield was suspended at the outbreak of World War II and the Caseys' Gull was impressed into the Royal Australian Air Force in November 1939.

[1] Following Kerrison's death in a flying accident in 1969, the company was bought out by millionaire grazier Bryce Killen.

[1] The company went into liquidation in 1978 and the assets were bought by Pressfast Industries which planned to turn the site into business park, with a small area retained for helicopter operations.

The original 1938 hangar and Casey's Miles Messenger are preserved at the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin Airport.