LOPCOMBE CORNER:51 07 06N/01 38 37W.Site of an RFC airfield 1918/1919.
Situated right on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border and refered to by various publications as being in either county,it is included here
for the sake of completeness.
Used only for a short time.the only known units were 52 Sq,74 Sq,85,Sq.91 Sq,all of which arrived as cadres on the following dates-
28/6/19,10/2/19,19/2/19 and 7/3/19.All were then disbanded on the following dates 23/10/19(52 Sq),and 3/7/19(all others).
Equipment at the time was RE8(52 Sq),SE5A(74 and 85 Sq),Dolphin(91 Sq) .The aerodrome was listed in "Flight" Sept 4th 1919 as available for emergency civilian use.(or a location in the immediate vicinity)
was used by US Army L-4 Liason aircraft.
From:
Hampshire Aviation Locations H to M