RAF Holmsley South

The airfield is located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Christchurch, Dorset.

Today the remains of the airfield are part of a Forestry Commission project near the New Forest.

It was transferred, without personnel and equipment, to the United States on 15 February 1946 and was inactivated on 31 March 1946.

With the facility released from military control in 1946, Holmsley South has since stood derelict and, while a few odd parts of the runways and a few dispersal points remain, the vast majority of the concreted areas have been removed along with the buildings around the airfield leaving a large open area.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Loading 500lb bombs on to Martin B-26B-55-MA Marauder Serial 42-96213 of the 586th Bombardment Squadron . The aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire on 22 March 1945.
Bomb loading on to Martin B-26G-1-MA Marauder Serial 43-34194 of the 584th Bombardment Squadron at Holmsley.