Bournemouth Beach in WW2: August 1944
In July 1944, Bournemouth beach opened to the public again after being off-limits for most of the Second World War. People flooded back onto the…
In July 1944, Bournemouth beach opened to the public again after being off-limits for most of the Second World War. People flooded back onto the…
This interview was conducted by Ian Bayley of Sabrestorm Publishing. The new book from John Leete can be purchased from online retailers and bookshops. I…
A few weeks ago, I teamed up with Dan Snow, the famous historian (who you might recognise from TV), to go hunting for hidden bunkers…
Today marks the anniversary of what I believe to be the worst air accident of the Second World War that happened over the New Forest…
In December 1934, a young German scientist attempted to fire a rocket from Lymington golf course in the New Forest, over to the Isle of…
Standing on western boundary of the site of the wartime RAF Holmsley South airfield is the New Forest Airfields Memorial. It was unveiled on August…
In June 1952, a detailed specification was drafted for a two-seater jet aircraft that the Royal Navy could use in response to threat posed by…
On the 30th of May 1945, Pilot W.G. Eagle DFC crashed a couple of miles north of Beaulieu Airfield, one of the New Forest Airfields that…
The summer of 1940 was an incredibly tough time in our nation’s history. It wasn’t that long after the British Army had narrowly escaped from…