Apropos my mail 11647 I looked all over for the copy of brief pilots' notes that the ATA were using in 1943-5.
However I did rediscover all the 1942 charts she'd kindly given me, covering all G.B. with many fields marked in red ink some of which aren't known of (by me) now.
Of course some have their earlier names Westhampnett for Goodwood.
But what about, e.g. Pulborough unless that's where the gliders fly from at Parham ?
Another old name marked along the south coast area is Wilmington S.W. of Hailsham, which could be where Ripe AKA Deanland now is ?
My lady friend was Mary Villiers from Horsham who lived to 95 dying nearly 3 years ago in January. My one flight with her was in September 1994 when she was a youthful 75.
I looked her up and found she'd flown some 550 hours delivering 'planes from various centres from 1943 to 1945.
I'm now 80 but had a fly this afternoon in my Rans S6-116 with all of 80 h.p. up front !
mike hallam.