Other Writings

193 Squadron (RAF) - List of Maps

collected by Tim Darling (email)

a map of the general area; the collection of airfields were refered to as the New Forest Airfields ¹.
a map of Needs Oar Point Airfield ¹.
an aerial photo of Needs Oar Point Airfield ².
- just west of Warren Ln, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42, UK in the New Forest National Park.
- The Solent Way - a walk from Lymington to Needs Oar Point (external link)
a map of Beaulieu Airfield ¹.
a aerial photo of Beaulieu Airfield ¹.
3 newspaper clippings from British papers: Page 1; Page 2; Page 3
Daily Mirror (October 1944) article on Rommel (same as above) Page 1 Page 2 (courtesy of Adrian Hall)
Oct 21, 1994 article from Globe and Mail on Rommel attack ³
Broach pin given to wives and girlfriends (courtesy of Adrian Hall)
Living conditions
A side drawing of a Hawker Typhoon (circa 1944) and a History of the 193 Squadron (courtesy of raf.mod.uk).
The locations and dates of transfer of the 193 Squadron (courtesy of www.rafcommands.currantbun.com).
a Typhoon IIB of 193 Sqdn taxis out from one of the dispersal bays at RAF Harrowbeer. ⁴.
a A group photo of 193 Squadron pilots taken in 1943 at RAF Harrowbeer ⁵
a Spitfire photo ¹.
a Spitfire and Typhoon photo ¹.
RAF Officer Ranks
A photo of S/L Derek Erasmus, 1945.⁶

Squadron Badge by courtesy of the Inspector of RAF Badges, the College of Arms

¹ From 'New Forest Airfields' by Ken Davies, 1992. The book was given to me by Ken Trott (also see his story, more info).
² courtesy Google Earth
³ courtesy CMCC
⁴ courtesy RAF Harrowbeer; Jerry Brewer
⁵ courtesy RAF Harrowbeer; Andrew Smith
⁶ Photo courtesy John Simpson, Jimmy Simpson's son.

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