Welcome to Friends of the New Forest Airfields Preserving our Aviation Heritage
Annual commemoration service 2024
Our grateful thanks to the crew of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Avro Lancaster for their low flypast at the beginning of our Service.
More photographs below.
Memorial Service photographs
Romsey Show
ROMSEY SHOW D-DAY 80
This year the Romsey Show will have a D-Day 80th flavour. In addition to all the normal attractions (livestock, food, retail, countryside pursuits, funfair, etc, etc) there will be a D-Day Marquee with talks, pop-up exhibitions, vintage vehicles and an Airsoft range.
Tickets through the show site at www.romseyshow.co.uk.
FONFA will have a pop-up exhibition and be giving one of the talks.
Nancy Crossen Booth visit to HERITAGE Centre
On Saturday 13th July 2024 we had a visit by Nancy Crossen Booth and her Husband Tom from Ohio USA. They were booked to cruise from Southampton and had a day free before the cruise. Nancy is the is the youngest daughter of Lt Colonel Mo Crossen who was deputy group commander of the 367th Fighter Group based at Stoney Cross and then Ibsley before crossing the channel.
Lt Colonel Mo Crossen photo can be seen in our Mee Mees tearoom outside the original MeeMees alongside Colonel Charles Young the Group commander and Air Marshall Leigh Trafford Mallory. Mo was a major at the time. Nancy never knew her father as she was born after Mo left for England and unfortunately Mo was killed in action in October 1944.
D-DAY 80 Memorial service
Exbury Gardens D-day art exhibition in collaboration with Ballard School
Heritage Centre Open Days 2024
April 7th, 14th, 21st
May 5th, 19th, 26th
June 2nd, 9th, 16th
July 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
August 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
September 1st, 15th, 29th
October 13th, 27th
10 am to 4 pm (last admission 3:30)
Free Parking
Café – Light Refreshments
new dioramas at the heritage centre
We have a number of new dioramas and models at the Centre - come along and see them for yourself.
stories based on heritage centre models
The story behind some of the aircraft models in our Heritage Centre, and the pilots that flew them, is fascinating. From time to time we will feature one of these amazing stories of bravery and determination. This month we present the story of the USAAF 405th Fighter Group at RAF Christchurch. The P-47 Thunderbolt models Little Lulu and Touch of Texas represent two of the aircraft flown by the 405th Fighter Group.
The USAAF 405th Fighter Group at Christchurch Airfield v2 (pdf)
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