About Us

Dr Henry Goodall is a retired Consultant Occupational Physician and former Territorial Army paratrooper, with a lifetime interest in aviation and military history. Having developed an extensive knowledge of the New Forest Airfields over the past decade, he was elected Chairman of Trustees in 2015. Henry co-ordinated the transfer of FONFA into the new Heritage Centre in 2015-16, with support from the New Forest District Council LEADER finance scheme, which provided ‘state of the art’ interactive visual display screens. He is a keen modeller, having created many of the model aircraft and dioramas in the Centre and gives PowerPoint presentations about the Airfields and other World War II topics of local interest, to local groups, on behalf of FONFA.

  I joined FONFA as having retired early I was looking for somewhere local to volunteer that had an

aviation connection.

With my interest in aviation, it seemed a logical place My interest in aviation started at an early age

by making Airfix aircraft kits. I also read WW2 aviation books and watched WW2 aviation films.

Luckily in my working life, as a service manager involved in the repair and maintenance of two way

handheld radios, I found myself involved in many air shows.

These took place from the mid to the late 1980s through to the late 1990s.

Memories of times spent at Bournemouth, Boscombe Down, Middle Wallop, North Weald. Great

Warbirds at Wroughton and the RIAT at Fairford, bring a smile to my face.

At the centre my electronic and electrical background helps in the maintenance.

Retired aeronautical and Air Data engineer.

Historical interest in Aviation and the twelve New Forest Airfields, particularly Christchurch.

Aircraft Scale modeller specialising in WWII aircraft from the  New Forest Airfields.

Having spent my entire life in HM Customs & Excise (latterly HMRC) I retired in January 2015 and set up my own first aid training business which closed in 2020 when we moved from south east London to Bransgore. I have been a member of St John Ambulance for over 20 years; during which  time I have been ambulance crew and an Area Manager, attending many of the major London events. I am now the Heritage Co-ordinator for Hampshire.

I have had an interest in aviation since I was at school, regularly attending air shows around the country. Whilst we were living in Sussex I started research into Tangmere airfield and have subsequently donated my material to the museum there.

When we moved to Bransgore I searched for any local aviation groups and was delighted to discover FONFA in my village. I have been volunteering there since 2021 and have been trained as a fire marshal for the centre. I was subsequently invited to join the Board, which I was honoured and delighted to accept.