Some great photos on this thread...
I have been doing a little research about Thorney to confirm whether it was used for the Anson scenes in the 1948 film 'Landfall' (from the Nevil Shute book),I am now 99% sure that the Ansons were filmed at Thorney Island,I am also 99% sure that the Wellington scenes were filmed at Lee on Solent.
My original thread is here...
Landfall Filming Locations ?? - Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums
But during my research I came across this list of aircraft accidents local to TI,dont know if of any interest going back a while to the engine/wreckage photo
These listings are based on reports contained in Civil Defence, Police and Air Ministry
reports, although all the incidents at Thorney Island airfield are not shown. This table has
been compiled from information in Burgess and Saunders 1990, 1994, 1995.
04.09.39 Anson Thorney Island creek
07.02.40 Anson West Wittering
16.08.40 Hurricane Manor Farm, Chidham
18.08.40 Junkers 87 North Barn, Chidham
26.08.40 Hurricane Birdham
26.08.40 Hurricane West Wittering
21.09.40 Junkers 88 Mudbury Farm, Bosham
25.09.40 Blenheim Stockers Sands, West Wittering
08.10.40 Blenheim Chidham
07.11.40 Hurricane Earnley Mill, Birdham
13.11.40 Blenheim Thorney Island
15.11.40 Spitfire Birdham
02.12.40 M/smitt 109 Off Pilsey Island
06.12.40 Blenheim Nr Thorney Island
18.04.41 Junkers 88 Thorney Island
07.08.41 Hudson Thorney mud flats
19.08.41 Beaufort Thorney Island
31.08.41 Spitfire Within study area
17.09.41 Beaufighter Emsworth Channel
29.09.41 Hudson Thorney Island airfield
04.08.42 Havoc Little Grove Farm
25.09.42 Blackburn Roc Nr Thorney Island airfield
12.01.43 Liberator Thorney Island
23.03.43 Hampden Marshes, Thorney Island
20.06.43 Spitfire Appledram
26.09.43 Thunderbolt Appledram
08.02.44 Wellington Wakefords Farm, Chidham
08.02.44 Mosquito Westbourne
18.06.44 Typhoon Prinsted
23.06.44 Mosquito Thorney Island
09.09.44 Mosquito Thorney Island airfield
10.02.45 Lancaster Thorney Island
126Appendix 2: UKHO raw data for wrecks in the AONB