The crash of Handley-Page Halifax Mk V DG390 on
the 16th of May 1943TALES FROM THE NEW FOREST AIRFIELDS
A new feature to be developed over the winter of 2004/5
It will include a number of long tales and short tales, and even maybe the odd tall tale or two, of events that occurred on and around the New Forest Airfields.
Long Tales
The crash of Handley-Page Halifax Mk V DG390 on
the 16th of May 1943
Betty Hockey's Tale Concert parties at New Forest Airfields
11 days in a dinghy, 58 Squadron at Holmsley South
Ken Trott's Typhoon Tales, 197 Squadron at Needs Ore Point
Flt. Lt. Arnold W Roseland RCAF, 442 Squadron once at Holmsley South
Flt. Lt. Sam Kinkead, RAF High Speed Flight Calshot
The Beaulieu Connection, The Beaulieu estate at war
The story of Sopley Radar Station
Building Winkton, 4768 Flight,5004 Squadron Airfield Construction Squadron
13th July 1944 197 Squadron Hurn
A Strange Tale of D Day 264 Squadron at Hartford Bridge (I know its not a New Forest Airfield but it is Hampshire and its a curious tale).
Memories of Holmsley South 1944 by Roger Phillip Clegg. Roger Clegg was head of the intelligence section at Holmsley South in 1944
Short Tales
Tales from Winkton Advanced Landing Ground