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link to The Machine Gun & Rifle Range (147/41) at RAF Beaulieu Airfield

The Machine Gun & Rifle Range (147/41) at RAF Beaulieu Airfield

RAF Beaulieu was a Class A airfield. This meant it followed a template approach for Class A airfields of WW2, with similar buildings and facilities to others of this type. One such facility would be...

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link to The Practice Bombing Target Range

The Practice Bombing Target Range

One aspect of RAF Beaulieu’s history without many records of, is what appears to be evidence and remains of a practice bombing target to the west of the airfield. It’s in a relatively...

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link to RAF Beaulieu’s Air Raid Shelters on the Former WAAF Site

RAF Beaulieu’s Air Raid Shelters on the Former WAAF Site

When Beaulieu Airfield was handed back to the Forestry Commission in late 1959, the buildings and structures would have been dismantled. As a consequence there no structures left standing on the...

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link to Grocery & Local Produce Store (Building 131): aka Chorley Lodge Scout Hut

Grocery & Local Produce Store (Building 131): aka Chorley Lodge Scout Hut

During wartime there were a number of buildings erected at RAF Beaulieu to make the airfield effectively function as a small town. It had all the amenities you would need for over 2,000 staff to live...

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link to Signals Mortar near the Control Tower on Beaulieu Airfield

Signals Mortar near the Control Tower on Beaulieu Airfield

If you visit the site the location where the control tower (aka watch office) used to stand in the northern part of the airfield you might stumble across (or even stub your toe on) a thick metal tube...

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link to RAF Beaulieu’s T2 Hangar #1 Near the Control Tower

RAF Beaulieu’s T2 Hangar #1 Near the Control Tower

There were a number of hangars on the Beaulieu airfield during WW2, and the area with the most evident is the site where hangar 1 would have been. This is a position to the north of the airfield just...

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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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