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link to Two Bridges Bottom Pond on the Border of Beaulieu Airfield

Two Bridges Bottom Pond on the Border of Beaulieu Airfield

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...

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link to RAF Beaulieu’s Airfield Cinema

RAF Beaulieu’s Airfield Cinema

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...

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link to RAF Beaulieu’s Defence Site in Stockley Inclosure

RAF Beaulieu’s Defence Site in Stockley Inclosure

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...

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The Buskell & Frampton Plaque on Beaulieu Airfield

Some of you might have heard about or stumbled across a plaque on the Beaulieu Airfield heathland. It’s not too far from one of the perimeter track and runway edges and commemorates two gentlemen,...

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link to The “T” Shaped Drop Zone Target at East Boldre

The “T” Shaped Drop Zone Target at East Boldre

From 1945 to 1950, the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment (AFEE) came to the RAF Beaulieu Airfield to start testing aircraft and parachute systems. Locals would have seen all sorts being...

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link to RAF Beaulieu’s Control Tower / Watch Office

RAF Beaulieu’s Control Tower / Watch Office

Like the majority of structures on the site, the Beaulieu Airfield control tower no longer exists. It would have been demolished when the airfield was handed back to the Forestry Commission from 1960...

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Follow my attempt to document RAF Beaulieu's role during World War 2 and the post-war history of the site.

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© Marc Heighway 2020 to 2022 | If you wish to use any of my images please do ask me first.

I am not a professional historian. I am not an archaeologist. I have no association to the Royal Air Force. I am not a metal detectorist, and I don’t dig holes. This is my attempt to create a lasting resource about this historical place that I love, which I hope other people can enjoy too.

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