Skip to content
New Forest & Hampshire Wartime Association
  • Home
  • Events
  • Book a Speaker
  • Blog
  • Contact
Next Events
New Forest & Hampshire Wartime Association
Curtiss JN-3 (A5496) Crash at RFC East Boldre, March 1917
Blog

Curtiss JN-3 (A5496) Crash at RFC East Boldre, March 1917

ByM Heighway April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

I was recently emailed these photos of brass pulley rings by the New Forest Heritage Centre, asking if I could shed any light on them….

Read More Curtiss JN-3 (A5496) Crash at RFC East Boldre, March 1917Continue

RAF Fawley: The Airfield That Never Was
Blog

RAF Fawley: The Airfield That Never Was

ByM Heighway March 11, 2024March 25, 2024

I’ve been researching the history of the New Forest’s wartime airfields for several years, and occasionally this work turns up something unexpected. One of the…

Read More RAF Fawley: The Airfield That Never WasContinue

Devil’s Fingers Fungus and a Wartime Connection to the New Forest
Blog

Devil’s Fingers Fungus and a Wartime Connection to the New Forest

ByM Heighway March 1, 2024March 1, 2024

Did you know that there’s a possible wartime connection to these photos shown below? Above you can see in a clockwise direction from the right….

Read More Devil’s Fingers Fungus and a Wartime Connection to the New ForestContinue

Bournemouth Beach in WW2: August 1944
Blog

Bournemouth Beach in WW2: August 1944

ByM Heighway February 18, 2024February 18, 2024

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…

Read More Bournemouth Beach in WW2: August 1944Continue

Author Interview: World War 2, New Forest Discovered
Blog

Author Interview: World War 2, New Forest Discovered

ByM Heighway December 7, 2023

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…

Read More Author Interview: World War 2, New Forest DiscoveredContinue

Bunker Hunting in the New Forest with Dan Snow
Blog

Bunker Hunting in the New Forest with Dan Snow

ByM Heighway August 28, 2023July 11, 2024

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…

Read More Bunker Hunting in the New Forest with Dan SnowContinue

The New Forest’s Worst Air Accident of the Second World War
Blog

The New Forest’s Worst Air Accident of the Second World War

ByM Heighway August 13, 2023February 11, 2024

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…

Read More The New Forest’s Worst Air Accident of the Second World WarContinue

Gerhard Zucker and his Lymington Rocket Launch to the Isle of Wight
Blog

Gerhard Zucker and his Lymington Rocket Launch to the Isle of Wight

ByM Heighway April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

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…

Read More Gerhard Zucker and his Lymington Rocket Launch to the Isle of WightContinue

New Forest Airfields Memorial
Blog

New Forest Airfields Memorial

ByM Heighway April 17, 2023September 11, 2024

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…

Read More New Forest Airfields MemorialContinue

Page navigation

Previous PagePrevious 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 Next PageNext

Useful Links

  • Hampshire Air Crashes
  • Dorset Air Crashes
  • Events
  • Contact

Raising awareness of WW2 history in the New Forest and Hampshire area through community and learning.

Image of cow and pillbox taken at Taddiford Gap in Hampshire by Mel Port.

© 2021 to 2025 New Forest & Hampshire Wartime Association

Facebook
  • Home
  • Events
  • Book a Speaker
  • Blog
  • Contact
Search