South West Airfields Heritage Trust

Latest Newsletter Online

Fatbear — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:10:21 +0000

The latest issue of our newsletter, ‘Control Tower’ is now online. This tells you about our latest restoration work, and gives details of the exciting Wings & Wheels event at Dunkeswell this July. You can download it from HERE.

Distinguished Aviation Historian becomes Patron

Fatbear — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:59:00 +0000

The UK’s leading specialist in the airpower of World War Two and Director of the Centre for the Study of War, State and Society, has joined the Trust as a Patron.

Professor Richard Overy, FRHS, FBE, FKC is a regular contributor to TV and radio programmes and has published extensively throughout the world.

He was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize of the Society of Military History for his contribution to the history of warfare. Professor Overy is Head of History at the University of Exeter.

He is looking forward to research projects of the Trust into operations from wartime airfields in the Southwest, which played an important part in three of the most significant aerial events of WWII.

Wings & Wheels 2012

Fatbear — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:09:43 +0000

Devon Strut and the South West Airfields Heritage Trust are hosting a Wings and Wheels event at Dunkeswell airfield on the weekend of July 14-15 2012.

The actor Mathew Leitch, who played Floyd Talbert in the HBO series ‘BAND OF BROTHERS’will be attending the event.

MV owners or re-enactor groups who would like to support this event please email us or call:

Steve on 01404 46118
Graham on 07768137991 or email tamarack@tiscali.co.uk

Monthly War Talks

Fatbear — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:08:12 +0000

WAR TALK

BATTLE Of TARANTO

By Steve Chinocka This talk was on Sept 19th 2011 and took place at B24 Marcus Rd Dunkeswell and was very well attended. Sadly we lost our usual venue after The Royal British Legion Club closed at Honiton last year.

Because of the unsuitability of B24 Marcus rd as a winter venue our in house talks have been temporally suspended. We are still seeking an alternative venue.

Our out of house talks continue and we already have some bookings for 2012 including the Exeter Local History Day, Saturday March 3rd this is being held in conjunction with the Westcountry Studies Library in the adjoining music/lecture room (part of the Central Library) Our subject is RAF Exeter during WWII just one of four talks on different subjects taking place that day

For information contact Steve 01404 4611 8 or Arthur 07773 160739

RAF Exeter Memorial Unveiled

admin — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:55:40 +0000

Exeter International Airport was the site of RAF Exeter during World War Two.

On March 27th 2012, the Exeter Airport Memorial was unveiled by the Chairman of Devon County Council Cllr Jeremy Yabsley and the Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Exeter Cllr Stella Brock.

See more about this project at our RAF Exeter Memorial page.