WW2 Airfields of interest in SE
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WW2 Airfields of interest in SE
Hi all,
I'm taking a polish WW2 enthusiast flying at the weekend, was planning to go to Duxford and North Weald. Does anyone have any suggestions of other airfields that he may find of interest??
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I'm taking a polish WW2 enthusiast flying at the weekend, was planning to go to Duxford and North Weald. Does anyone have any suggestions of other airfields that he may find of interest??
Thanks
3FF
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My geography is atrocious... so if this is too far - excuse me.Try Old Sarum at Salisbury - Second oldest airfield in the country.
WW1 I believe - not WW2
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Chailey in East Sussex
Polish squadrons based there for D Day .
Not much of the airfield left to see but nearby is a memorial to the Polish pilots..........situated at the Pub they had to move when the airfield was constructed.
http://www.spitfireart.com/chaileyairshow.html
Polish squadrons based there for D Day .
Not much of the airfield left to see but nearby is a memorial to the Polish pilots..........situated at the Pub they had to move when the airfield was constructed.
http://www.spitfireart.com/chaileyairshow.html
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The Polish War Memorial is right by the A40 in the south east corner of RAF Northolt, actualy is it still an RAF base
You could include that in a visit to Denham.
And of course don't forget Biggin Hill!
You could include that in a visit to Denham.And of course don't forget Biggin Hill!
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Goodwood is of course still active. As Westhampnett it was a wartime satellite for Tangmere and was the airfield from which Bader left on the flight which resulted in his becoming a PoW; there is a memorial statue of DB.
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Weather looks Cr*p for the weekend. You might be driving.
Don't know where you are based but Duxford and Old Warden are great museums. N weald is good if there is any flying but with the weather there may not be any.
If I had to choose then I'd recomend Duxford for walking round the hangars in bad weather, there is so much there. Old Warden is smaller and is at its best when there is flying which makes the whole place come alive.
Don't know where you are based but Duxford and Old Warden are great museums. N weald is good if there is any flying but with the weather there may not be any.
If I had to choose then I'd recomend Duxford for walking round the hangars in bad weather, there is so much there. Old Warden is smaller and is at its best when there is flying which makes the whole place come alive.
If you go to Goodwood, you could take in Tangmere, Merston (south of Chichester) and Ford too. To the west are the remnants of the ALG at Funtington; there's some sort of MOD establishment on part of the old site.
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Thanks all - weather does look crap for pottering around locally & sightseeing. Reckon I'll be postboning it to another weekend. Goodwood and Tangmere sound good though, I think I'll be heading down there when we get the weather ferrit!
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