Beaulieu

Latitude 50˚48'27"N Longitude 01˚30'17"W


ACQUISITION	R.N. Air Section at R.A.F. Station.
OPENED	Not known.
CLOSED	Withdrawn by March 1951

O.I.C.	Lieutenant (A) ...(P) N. D. Bridgeman 10 Feb 47

FUNCTION	Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment.
ADDRESS	R.N. Air Section, R.A.F. Station, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire
LOCALITY	The airfield lies 3½ miles NNE of Lymington.
LANDMARKS	Beaulieu creek to SE., Swat tower to SW.
ROAD AND RAIL ACCESS	Railway station S.R. at Brockenhurst 4½ miles


CONTROL	Not known.
ELEVATION	130' above M.S.L.
RUNWAYS	Three. tarmac. 03/22 - QDM. 027˚-217˚ .... 1370 x 50 yds. 09/28 - QDM. 088˚-278˚ .... 1970 x 50 yds. 15/33 - QDM. 151˚-331˚ .... 1370 x 50 yds.
TRACKS	Perimeter track connects the ends of the runways.
OBSTRUCTIONS	Navigation	None.
	Circuit	Not known.
	Approach	None.
APPROACH	No special approach recommended.
WIND INDICATOR	Not known.


HOMING - VISUAL	By day	None.
HOMING - VISUAL	By night	None.
HOMING--RADIO	D/F	Not known.
HOMING--RADIO	Beacons	Not known.
APPROACH - VISUAL	By day	None.
APPROACH - VISUAL	By night	Not known.
APPROACH - RADIO	Not known.
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	M/F & H/F	Not known.
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT	VH/F	Not known.
GROUND RADAR	Not known.

ACCOMMODATION

Capacity:

Officers:	Unknown.
Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings:	Unknown.
W.R.N.S. Officers:	None.
W.R.N.S. Chiefs, P.O.s and ratings;	None.

ARMOURIES

Not known.

COMPASS BASE

Not known.

DISPERSAL

50 x 122' concrete.

HANGARS

Hangars

Number /Type	Size	Door Height	Door Width
2 x T.2	185' x 110'	25'	100'
1 x Blister	45' x 45'	?	?

MEDICAL

R.A.F.

METEOROLOGICAL

R.A.F.

FUEL AND OIL

Aviation:	Not known.
M/T:	Not known.
Oil :	Not known.

TEST BASE

Not known.

TEST BUTT

Not known.

WORKSHOPS

Not known.

EXPLOSIVES

Not known.

BOMBING AND FIRING RANGES

Not known.

Information taken from CB 4368 B. Admiralty Handbook of Naval Air Stations Aug. 45

List of first and second line squadrons, station flight and other flying units based at this location

No FAA squadrons or flying units are associated with this station

RN operations

The R.N. Air Section was part of the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment t (AFEE) which moved to RAF Beaulieu from RAF Farnborough on 4 January 1945. The AFEE was involved in experimental work with glider towing and parachute drops, using the former East Boldre Airfield site on the far side of the Lymington-Beaulieu road as a drop zone. The AFEE was disbanded on 14 September 1950. Nothing is known about the work conducted by the RN element of the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment.

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Additional sources:

Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_Forces_Experimental_Establishment

RAF Beaulieu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Beaulieu