Christchurch Airfield (historic) (Christchurch)
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The northwestern portion is the original pre-WW II airfield, the strip to the southwest was used in WW II. During the war, the USAAF 405th Fighter Group was stationed here and flew missions over Europe. The 405th left after D-Day to an Advance Landing Ground in France.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Christchurch
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Coordinates: 50°44'8"N 1°44'32"W
- Groynes at Hengistbury Head 1.5 km
- (site of) Old power station 18 km
- Time Team Excavation Site Green Island 19 km
- Site of the Ventnor Train Station 41 km
- Time Team Excavation Site Yaverland 43 km
- Former Redcliff Battery 44 km
- Former Yaverland Battery 44 km
- Site of the Medieval Village Of Orchard 54 km
- Medieval Village of Modbury (site of) 67 km
- Sainte-Croix ALG 181 km
- Poole Bay 8.7 km
- Freshwater Parish 18 km
- Yarmouth Parish 19 km
- Shalfleet Parish 21 km
- Brighstone Forest 25 km
- Calbourne Parish 25 km
- Brighstone Parish 25 km
- Isle of Wight 30 km
- The Solent 30 km
- Dorset 41 km