The Memorial at Holmsley South was vandalised between 31st August and 3rd September. The damage has now been repaired. A full report is posted on the ‘News’ section of the website.
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Recent Posts
- Flight Lieutenant Douglas Coxell, 297 Squadron pilot
- Helping the Friends of the New Forest Airfields Charity (FONFA) – For FREE!
- Reopening of the New Forest Airfields Heritage Centre for visitors from Sunday March 6th 2022
- Failed delivery of e-mails to FONFA Members by btinternet
- Armistice Day, Remembrance Sunday and Open Days
- Lt. William Norris, 393rd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group USAAF
- Emotional return to the New Forest for Vietnamese Boat People
- 2021 Annual Memorial Service
- Annual Commemorative Service – Sunday 29th August at 2 pm
- FONFA Heritage Centre Open Days – Reminder
- US Memorial Day commemorated at the New Forest Airfields Memorial
- Long Beech – Post War Nissen Huts and the Severe Winter Snow of 1947 remembered
- First of a series of Members’ Illustrated Presentation Evenings.
- Memorial Service for Ron Eden, former FONFA Trustee
- Reopening of the Heritage Centre Museum – at last!
- Raising funds for 2021 Open Day Season
- Making a Memorial
- Les White – Co-founder of FONFA
- Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day 2020
- A Heartwarming Story for These Difficult Times
- FUNDAISING FOR FONFA TO SURVIVE THE COVID-19 CRISIS
- Fly a Spitfire for Captain Tom’s 100th Birthday on 30th April
- Ron Eden, Long Time Member and Former Trustee of FONFA
- Heritage Centre Open Days & Events – Covid-19 – October 2020 Update
- Lockheed Ventura model added to Heritage Centre collection
- Sunderland Model in the Heritage Centre, (for viewing when we re-open)
- Open Day – Sunday 15th March at the Heritage Centre Museum
- Annual Glider Pilot Regiment Ceremony – 22nd February 2020
- A Tale of Two Tails – Ray Hawks’ story of the P-47D’s fin fillet
- Wing Commander Russ Bannock RCAF, OOnt, DSO, DFC and Bar.
- New Forest National Park Volunteer Fair 2020
- FONFA Visits New Milton Primary School
- Heritage Centre Open Days for 2020/21
- Sunderland Flying Boat model added to Heritage Centre displays
- Remembrance Sunday – The Annual Act of Remembrance at the Holmsley Memorial
- New P-38J Lighting model added to Heritage Centre displays.
- A New Forest Walk around Holmsley South Airfield
- “Sopley in the Sixties” – A trip down memory lane – by Frankie Patterson
- Model of 2nd Lt Harry Strahlendorf’s P-47 ‘Razorback’ Thunderbolt added to the Heritage Centre display
- Christchurch P-47 ‘Razorback’ Thunderbolt added to the Heritage Centre models
- New models added to the Heritage Centre display
- Battle of Britain pilot passes away hours after celebrating 100th birthday
- Ibsley pilot to be remembered with Spitfire Flypast – Friday 30th August
- Hythe & Waterside Rotary visit to Heritage Centre- 6th August 2019
- Military Vehicle Trust Vehicles visit the Heritage Centre on Sunday 4th August 2019
- Milton Heritage Society – Visit to Heritage Centre Museum and Airfields Tour
- Annual Re-Dedication of the New Forest Airfields Memorial
- The Olivier LeFloch Newsletters – Issue No.16
- Vandalism at Friends of the New Forest Airfields – again.
- New Horsa Glider diorama added to FONFA Heritage Centre Museum
- U.S. Visitors to the Heritage Centre and New Forest Airfields Memorial
- U.S. Memorial Day Weekend
- Hamilcar Glider diorama added to the Heritage Centre collection
- Charles McKenzie – FONFA Founder Member and long time Trustee.
- New Spitfire VB model now on display
- Classic Car Drive-In – Sunday 14th April 2019 – 10 am to 4 pm
- New Forest Airfields Heritage Centre – Inauguration of new display equipment
- The man who built a Spitfire IX, starting with a single rivet.
- Moving a V-I to the Launch Ramp
- New Milton Junior School Visits – January 10th and February 14th
- Holmsley South Mosquito FB VI model diorama on display for 2019, in the Heritage Centre
- Remembrance Sunday – 11th November 2018
- The Olivier Le Floch Newsletters – Issue No. 15
- Christchurch Mayor visits the FONFA Museum
- New Memorial to Stoney Cross pilots unveiled in France.
- The Olivier Le Floch Newsletters – Issue No. 14
- FONFA Museum Open Day – Sunday 14th October 2018
- Unusual Find at WWII Holmsley South Airfield – Donated to FONFA
- The Olivier LeFloch Newsletters – Issue No. 13
- Harley Davidson Riders’ Visit to FONFA Museum – 17th June 2018
- New Forest Airfields Memorial Re-Dedication Service – Sunday 24th June
- Visit by Austin Seven Club to FONFA Museum on 7th June 2018
- U.S Memorial Day – 28th May 2018
- Destruction of WWII Airfield Perimeter Track at Stoney Cross
- ‘Mosquito Day’ – Sunday 27th May at the FONFA Museum
- The Olivier LeFloch Newsletters – Issue No. 12
- FONFA Museum Classic Car Drive-in and Open Day – Sunday April 15th 2018
- The Olivier LeFloch Newsletters – Issue No. 11
- Valete – Squadron Leader Peter Crouch, AFM (Retired)
- New Forest National Park Volunteer Fair – Sunday 28th January 2018
- FONFA visits New Milton Junior School – 12th January 2018
- The Olivier LeFloch Newsletters – Issue No. 10
- FONFA Annual Model Competition – ‘D-Day June 1944’
- A Harrier at Sopley – an unusual tale from the past
- Remembrance Sunday 2017 – New Forest Airfields Memorial
- The Olivier LeFloch Newsletters – Issue No. 9
- “Whom did we fight in WW2? Youngsters haven’t a clue”
- FONFA Museum Open Days for 2018
- New Forest Airfields Memorial vandalised
- Local MP visits the FONFA Museum in Bransgore
- New Model Diorama added to Messerschmitt bf110 propeller blade cabinet
- New Memorial to WW2 Winkton pilots unveiled in Periers, France.
- FONFA Visits New Milton Junior School
- United States Memorial Day Ceremony
- Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine at FONFA for ‘Spitfire Day’ and 11th June
- FONFA Museum Open Day and Classic Car Meeting – Sunday 23rd April
- Former Holmsley South WAAF visits FONFA Museum
- Museum Open Days – Spring 2017 – update
- New FONFA Museum – Change of Address and Postcode
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