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The Day a Luftwaffe Plane Landed at RAF Christchurch
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The Day a Luftwaffe Plane Landed at RAF Christchurch

ByM Heighway November 12, 2022February 15, 2023

The morning of Wednesday the 30th of April 1941 began like any other day at RAF Christchurch. That was until 11:15 am, when a distant buzzing…

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Mr Dring & His Fantastic Flying Machine “Thing”
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Mr Dring & His Fantastic Flying Machine “Thing”

ByM Heighway November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

I recently saw a photo of this very strange flying machine on Twitter. It piqued my interest as despite its space-age appearance the photo was…

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Hatchet Pond Plane Crashes, Myths, Drownings, & Military Activity
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Hatchet Pond Plane Crashes, Myths, Drownings, & Military Activity

ByM Heighway August 9, 2022February 9, 2023

According to New Forest legend there is a plane at the bottom of Hatchet Pond. The story has many different elements and variations to it…

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WW2 New Forest Airfields Map & Locations
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WW2 New Forest Airfields Map & Locations

ByM Heighway July 31, 2022April 17, 2023

The New Forest and surrounding areas has a rich Second World War aviation history. During WW2 it was witness to huge activity. Below you can…

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Sway Airfield: The WW2 Emergency Landing Ground (ELG) / Decoy Site
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Sway Airfield: The WW2 Emergency Landing Ground (ELG) / Decoy Site

ByM Heighway July 28, 2022July 29, 2022

During the Second World War, the New Forest was a hive of aviation activity with large airfields and bases including RAF Beaulieu, Calshot, Holmsley South,…

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The Heroic Wartime Actions of Patrick “Dumbo” Taylor Who Crashed Near Blackfield & Fawley
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The Heroic Wartime Actions of Patrick “Dumbo” Taylor Who Crashed Near Blackfield & Fawley

ByM Heighway June 21, 2022January 2, 2023

In Spring of 1944, the New Forest airfields were teeming with RAF and USAAF fighter bombers in preparation for D-Day. The coastal locations of the…

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Memories of Civilian Living at the RAF Stoney Cross Airfield aka Longbeech
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Memories of Civilian Living at the RAF Stoney Cross Airfield aka Longbeech

ByM Heighway June 10, 2022January 5, 2023

From 1951 to 1955, huts on the closed RAF Stoney Cross airfield near Lyndhurst were taken over by the New Forest District Council to be…

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How These Local “Fields of Green” Played a Huge Role in WW2
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How These Local “Fields of Green” Played a Huge Role in WW2

ByM Heighway May 24, 2022January 2, 2023

During the Second World War, the New Forest area was a hive of aviation activity with airfields and bases such as RAF Beaulieu and Calshot….

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The New Forest’s Secret Underground Army & Hidden Bunkers
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The New Forest’s Secret Underground Army & Hidden Bunkers

ByM Heighway April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

During the first half of the Second World War, the threat of invasion was very real. As a result, Britain embarked on a program of…

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