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A full list of recent additions to the Nostalgia section is at the foot of this page. |
The Hampshire Airfields site provides a page on each Hampshire airfield(Land or Water) ,past or present,showing runway layout,position,height ASL and a brief history. To go to a particular page ,just click on the airfield name in the list below. Not included in the listings are heliports/helipads , private airstrips,museums etc - for these visit the "AVIATION IN HAMPSHIRE UK 1900 to 2000" pages where you will also find downloadable production lists for all Hampshire aircraft production
You may also like to visit DORSET AIRFIELDS or Isle of Wight Aviation which are websites organized in a similar style to Hampshire Airfields,with details of all Airfields ,airstrips, helipads and other aviation locations in the counties.
The various websites include very comprehensive crash lists for Hampshire(Large list over 1400 crashes - downloadable file available ), Dorset and the Isle of Wight.
In addition the Isle of Wight site includes a unique section about Simmonds/Spartan Aircraft (built at Hamble and Somerton on the IoW) .Many of the photos are previously unpublished.
For other sections (Photo pages,Q & A, International Prefixes, Nostalgia pages, etc) and for recent additions- please see list at the foot of this page.
New :May 2007: Naval Air Station Eastleigh.The US Navy at Eastleigh during WW1
New :April 2007: The story of VCS-7 ,the only U S Navy Squadron to be based in Hampshire during WW2.
New :April 2007: A page of photos showing the 405FG USAAF at Christchurch in 1944 .
New :March 2007-US,Australian & Canadian Aircraft Carriers at Portsmouth & Southampton 1957-81.