Appledram
APPLEDRAM: Military airfield (Advanced Landing Ground)
Aerial view 2018
Area view 2018
Note: Both of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Note: The nearby village is, it appears, spelt Apuldrum today. Gone posh then, I expect.
Military users: RAF Fighter Command 11 Group
175, 181 and 182 Sqdns (Hawker Typhoons)
302, 308 & 317 (Polish) Sqdns (Vickers-Supermarine Spitfires)
Other sources say there were Czech pilots from 310, 312 and 313 Squadrons stationed here. Flying Spitfires
Location: Just E of the Chichester Channel, S of Appledram village, and roughly 1nm SW of Chichester
Period of operation: 1943 to 1944
Runways: 05/23 1463 grass 14/32 1280 grass
NOTES: The runway surfaces were actually semi-hard with ‘Somerfield Track’ steel matting which allowed the grass to grow through.
Mike Bennett
This comment was written on: 2020-01-24 11:52:46Good afternoon (almost!). My name is Mike Bennett and I am the editor of a twice-yearly magazine called Talking Tangmere. I am also a visitor guide at Tangmere. I should like to use a picture of Apuldram airfield in our next issue, due out in April. Thank you
Dick Flute
This comment was written on: 2020-01-24 18:45:56Hi Mike, I'm confused. I don't have a picture of Appledram - unless you mean the map? In which case - by all means. I'll now see if I can get a Google Earth picture. Regards, Dick
Ian Pink
This comment was written on: 2020-03-27 15:07:22Hi, I visited Appldram in the early 90s.Is the small museum still there and Typhoon with DDay markings? and also Clark Gable's USAAF uniform (hopefully minus the moths that were feeding on it)
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