RAF Middle Wallop

England

51.1415, -1.5726 — view on OpenStreetMap ↗

About

RAF Middle Wallop opened in Hampshire in 1940 and became one of the key fighter stations of the Battle of Britain, its Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes — including those of Nos. 609 and 238 Squadrons — defending the south-west against the Luftwaffe. Later in the war it flew night-fighter Bristol Beaufighters and de Havilland Mosquitoes and was used by the United States Ninth Air Force as Station 449 for reconnaissance. Since 1957 it has been the home of the Army Air Corps; the airfield now flies Apache and other helicopters and houses the Army Flying Museum.

Photographs

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Airmen from [No 504 Squadron](/squadrons/110/) RAF relaxing with a few drinks and enjoying a sing-song around the piano at a local pub in [Middle Wallop](/airfields/6266/), Hampshire.
ⓘ licence & creditClark N S (P/O), Royal Air Force official photographer / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command,_1939-1945._CH8025.jpgView source & full licence →
Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. [De Havilland Mosquito](/aircraft/9/) Mark II, DD739 'RX-X', of [No. 456 Squadron](/squadrons/429/) RAAF based at [Middle Wallop](/airfields/6266/), Hampshire, in flight and banking to port, away from the camera.
ⓘ licence & creditMiller (P/O), Royal Air Force official photographer / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command,_1939-1945._CH10328.jpgView source & full licence →
Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Fighter Command [Mosquito](/aircraft/9/) IIs of [No. 456 Squadron](/squadrons/429/) RAAF at [Middle Wallop](/airfields/6266/), 5 June 1943.
ⓘ licence & creditMiller (F/O), Royal Air Force official photographer / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force_1939-1945-_Fighter_Command_CH10317.jpgView source & full licence →
Aerial photograph of [Middle Wallop](/airfields/6266/) airfield looking north west, one of the five C-Type hangars is on the upper right, 16 April 1947. Photograph taken by [No. 82 Squadron](/squadrons/139/), sortie number RAF/CPE/UK/2006. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
ⓘ licence & creditRoyal Air Force / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_Middle_Wallop_-_16_Apr_1947_3152.jpgView source & full licence →
Aerial photograph of [Middle Wallop](/airfields/6266/) airfield looking north, the technical site with five C-Type hangars is at the top of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC231. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).
ⓘ licence & creditUnited States Army Air Forces / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_Middle_Wallop_-_15_Mar_1944.jpgView source & full licence →
Aerial photograph of [Middle Wallop](/airfields/6266/) airfield looking south west, the technical site with five C-Type hangars is to the lower right of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC231. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).
ⓘ licence & creditUnited States Army Air Forces / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_Middle_Wallop_-_15_Mar_1944_0067.jpgView source & full licence →
An engine fitter watches the CO of [No. 504 Squadron](/squadrons/110/), Squadron Leader R. Lewis, in his [Spitfire](/aircraft/18/) Mk VC at [Middle Wallop](/airfields/6266/), December 1942. An engine fitter identified only as 'Lofty' featured in a series of official photographs taken at Middle Wallop in December 1942, intended to illustrate the vital but unsung daily activities of a typical 'erk' (as all junior RAF ground staff were known). Lofty is seen here with his charge, Spitfire VC EE624/TM-R, flown by Squadron Leader R. Lewis, commanding No 504 Squadron.
ⓘ licence & creditRoyal Air Force official photographer / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_engine_fitter_watches_the_CO_of_No._504_Squadron,_Squadron_Leader_R._Lewis,_in_his_Spitfire_Mk_VC_at_Middle_Wallop,_December_1942._CH8010.jpgView source & full licence →
[Mustang](/aircraft/23/) Mark I, AG431 'D', of [No. 16 Squadron](/squadrons/153/) RAF, being prepared for a reconnaissance sortie at [Middle Wallop](/airfields/6266/), Hampshire, UK. The pilot, Flying Officer D W Samson RAAF, is buckling on his parachute by the nose.
ⓘ licence & credit(Pilot Officer) Miller, Royal Air Force official photographer / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allisonmustang!_(beautiful_picture).jpgView source & full licence →
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- [Hawker Hurricane](/aircraft/19/). Three Hurricane Mark IVs (KX413 ‘FJ-H’ nearest) of [No. 164 Squadron](/squadrons/298/) RAF undergoing servicing, lined up at [Middle Wallop](/airfields/6266/), Hampshire. The aircraft are armed with 40mm Vickers S anti-tank guns.
ⓘ licence & creditMiller T (Pilot Officer), Royal Air Force official photographer / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force_1939-1945-_Hawker_Hurricane._CH10223.jpgView source & full licence →

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People connected to this base

24 persons cross-referenced to this airfield — through a posting here, a squadron based here, or aircrew who flew from it.

NameRankConnectionDates
Bickmore, Kenneth Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Chestnut, Guy Alexander Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Cunningham, Harold Thomas Flight Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Curchin, John Flight Lieutenant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Fairman, Edward Allan Lucas Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Feary, Alan Norman Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Fuggle, David Gordon Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Henderson, Jack Flight Lieutenant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Hogg, James Edward Flight Lieutenant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Innes, James Gordon Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Jacka, Clifford Henry Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Jackson, Wallace Henry Flight Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Lowney, Joseph Denis Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Macsherry, Philippe Maurice Aubril Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Mercer, Robert Turner Deighton Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Newman, Harry Arthur Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Palmer, Arthur Gordon Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Palmer, Cyril Dampier Squadron Leader Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Pearce, Ivan Edgar Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Pollard, Ernest Walter Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Sharpley, Hugh Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Stoodley, Eric Leonard Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Walker, John Herbert Sergeant Aircrew (squadron based here) —
Watkins, Vivian Eugene Flight Lieutenant Aircrew (squadron based here) —