Titchfield flying sites
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TITCHFIELD: WW2 RAF anti-aircraft Barrage Balloon base
Location: In/near Titchfield which is just S of the A27 about 2.5nm W of Fareham town centre
Period of operation: 1938 to 1945
NOTES: Having been brought up on a humour diet of the ‘Goons’ and ‘Round the Horn’ a simple spelling mistake on the Hampshire Aviation web site had me ‘rolling about’ discovering this was a Baggage Balloon Base and, to boot, a “Non flying unit”. So, if not flying, and therefore presumably grounded, what use were these balloons?
My first thoughts were in regard of defensive armament, sharply angled handbags perhaps? A heavily stuffed suitcase thrown head-on at a Heinkel 111 would I suppose inflict substantial damage? Then again this is described as a “non flying unit”….hardly surprising if their balloons were laden down with defensive or even offensive luggage?
On a more serious note, Barrage Balloons were often used for parachuting exercises. But, did this occur here?
TITCHFIELD: Microlight strip?
NOTES: Also according to the Hampshire Aviation web site there are rumours of a microlight strip plus a helipad in or near Titchfield. Can anybody confirm this?
James
This comment was written on: 2019-01-30 23:37:50the RAF Barrage Balloon / Repair base today is the site of the Office for National Statistics on Segensworth Road (the site also used to contain Plessey, which became Marconi? and is currently Eaton Corporation)
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