During the Cold War, British military scientists from Porton Down in Wiltshire tested biological and chemical warfare methods in public. These Aerial Release Trials were conducted during the years...
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August 1943: The Darkest Month in Beaulieu Airfield’s History
June this year marked the eightieth anniversary of D-Day, an occasion widely covered by the media and solemnly observed through remembrance ceremonies. These commemorations rightly honoured the brave...
Cold Pixies Cave at Beaulieu Airfield & the Barrow Excavations of 1941
For hundreds of years, New Forest folk believed (and some may still do) in errant pixies that roamed the heathland. These mischievous beings are malevolent, rather than benign, and would be blamed...
The remains of Beaulieu Airfield are situated on a large and expansive heathland. You can quite easily spend a whole day walking the heath to see different aspects. Whilst my focus is the military...
During wartime, airfields the size and specification of RAF Beaulieu had a cinema to help entertain the personnel on site. Films as well as shows could be shown there, as a stage could also be set-up...
RAF Beaulieu had an accommodation area called the Defence Site. It was located in what we know as Stockley Inclosure, on the bend of the B3055 road, west of Hawkhill Inclosure’s bomb store...