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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
