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I remeber seeing posters when I served in the Navy asking for volunteers to take part in research at Porton down inthe 60,.Iwas never tempted by the money on offer .Especially after theSarin scandal. Another dark chapter is the discharge of radioactive material from Winfrith atomic energy research establishment and I believe tests connected to test contamination around the area.

We never really know what is happening , i can remember a news article about so called flue various be sprayed from boats along the Dorset coast 60s / 70s ? thanks for the interesting article.

A fascinating story. When I was a student apprentice with GEC in the early 1960s all the approved fixings were plated with cadmium. On a cold Essex morning the ex-service men who maintained the MoD reference high power radar systems would hang their legs over the side of the reflector using the radiation to warm themselves. Live high voltage transmitter tubes in the lab. just had a flimsy plastic fence around them, no warning signs or flashing lights. A colleague was killed by radiation leaking from waveguide that fried his liver. It was a different world back then so for an extra 10 bob & a few days off volunteers were plentiful.

what a great video, the times I have camped at Roundhill and wandered onto the airfield, now your video has brought all of that to life and a better understanding, thanks

Really informative videos.I have a specific interest in Holmsley as I've camped there as a kid to adulthood however there wasn't a lot of information available back in the eighties as there is now.

Thank you 💗

Great video. Subscribed. I was on the airfield today. Slightly eerie and thought provoking.

Yes definitely. These stories need to be heard.

went to visit them but got stopped on private land

Airfield dispersal areas know colloquially as Pans.

The brave Czechoslovaks made a lot of sacrifices. The 311 Sqn based at Beaulieu had the highest casualty rates of any Czech Sqn in WW2.

Yet again Marc, a wonderful tribute by you and Richard, am trying to post a picture here but can't find a way?

Absolutely yes, these stories are very important to tell. We should never forget the sacrifices they all made. 🤍

There is such a wealth of information on our doorstep and beaulieu airfield is a fine example,most of what you show I had little or no knowledge of,it would be amazing if one day someone would do a guided tour of this airfield as I’m sure there will be many takers and it would be great to keep the history of beaulieu airfield alive. I regularly visit the airfield but a lot of what you show eludes me,I’ve tried following coordinates of some that you post but my phone has no signal up at the airfield. Thanks again for the fantastic video and the great insight into the history that is on our doorstep

Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing the content you post on here so please continue to do so all history matters :)

Yes, most definitely. It is very important we should not forget the war and the sacrifices made for us. Thank you for your research and producing such interesting You Tube videos.

Yes, the stories you tell are very important and I'm glad you make them and I'm sure others agree with me. Thanks for making them.

Very important to keep these stories going Mark. I’d be happy and I’m guessing others too would be interested

These stories are vitally important as they chart the bravery of these people who put everything on the line even though they were so far from home,so much is unknown, if it wasn't for your channel telling us all ,we would more than likely never of known.

The story of the war can only be understood at a personal level. That’s where the lessons are, and that’s what makes it relevant and timeless.

Hey marc Yes you should put it on RUclips more as live local plus it might be something we could show at scouts Kenton

Yes, more RUclips please. I live nearby and want to soak up the local history of where I moved to 20 months ago. Cheers !!!

Yes, these are important parts of history, especially poignant that a young life was lost, thousands of miles from his home.

Yeah mate put those videos up on here . I’m not on twitter but am on Instagram but I’m guessing you don’t upload there ?

yes more stories

Yes, very definitely these stories would be interesting. I came across one a couple of months ago. Maybe your familiar with Dead Man's wood on Portsdown Hill. Its called so because the copse was planted to provide a beacon to Portsmouth Airport and later several memorial stones were placed there three remain but one has lost the metal plaque telling the story of Wilfred Hanbury Granville-Grey killed in action at Festubert 1915. We used to play wides games up there in the scouts but I never knew why it was called that back then. The internet is a big place you may find someone linked to the stories All the best!!

Before i even watch your video and i will in due course... YES please... No one should be forgotten from our past struggle.. We should all know there stories. I am local (Poole) and very interseted in our ww1 and ww2 history

All way's interested in local history of these airfields , thank you for telling these stories, please keep up the good work that you are doing.

These stories are important

Great video and interesting area! Cheers, Marc! 😀👍

Fantastic piece of film. Well done!

Great video 🎉

Splendid video Marc. I enjoyed watching that. Cheers.

That's another of your really brilliant videos. Congratulations Marc.

Thanks Marc that's really interesting. I knew about the mounds but not the range or the anti aircraft trenches. There were also anit aircraft guns on the heath weren't there? We lived in Solent Road and all the ceilings had been replaced with hardboard. The reason for this we were always told was the guns on the Heath caused the original ceilings to crack and come down. Not sure if this was true though.

Don't laugh... But for many years I thought that the hatched marks, seen from the air, were just schematics for the general area of defences. I didn't realise they were the actual positions. 🙄. P. S. No doubt you've seen the additional small square concrete blocks, between the ditches at Beaulieu airfield. I assume these were additional obstacles?

Amazing info as normal thanks

Thank you for the video. My father, Lt. JL McWhorter was a Hell Hawk P-47?pilot that supported allied troops at the time of the D-Day invasion.

I went to stoney cross the other day, you can see gravel patches from the old runway and the old outline. The sortie area is now a campsite.

Well spotted on those trees. Very interesting!! All the best

Brought back memories of the late forties/fifties in the Forest. Stoney Cross was my favourite as I had a go cart to go round the perimeter in. My father a former Mossie pilot/instructor used to drive along the main runway with me, giving the take off drill; pushing the car to 80 mph was thrilling. All gone now. So much history in the Forest so quickly lost. Glad you are documenting what is left. Perhaps a visit to the bombing range at Godshill Fordingbridge would be interesting. A drone view would be great.

Was there yesterday and no sign of the information board sadly.

Thanks for an excellent video . My uncle , Don Newcomb, was a Hell Hawk . He joined the group when it was formed and was killed in action , July 11th , 1944 . He was just 23 . He will always be our hero !

This is a great watch,especially when Marc explains about the operations and ironically a WW2 Harvard flies over above the Beaulieu airfield ,probably exactly the same aircraft they likely would of trained to get them ready for the P-47 Thunderbolt .It is mentioned how these American USAAF pilots were very brave and determined especially being so far from home, it must of felt like another world to them back then.

Thank you for your video and information about the 365th. My great uncle 2nd Lt. Jesse Rouintree joined the Hell Hawks after they moved to France. He was killed while on a ground attack flight on September 18, 1944 when 40 FW190's attacked the formation. His crash site was located in the Netherlands in 1946.

my daddy was a P-51 pilot in the 356th.

Thank you for your video. As an American who has always had an interest in the 2nd World War and also the 8th Air Force, your video was very interesting to me.