Pylewell House
PYLEWELL HOUSE: Private airstrip, or more probably use in WW2?
Note: This picture was obtained from Google Earth ©
NOTES: I have found a couple of mentions of Pylewell House having an airstrip.
And found this subject most confusing. There appears to be one airstrip in recent years existing within, partly, the area used by RAF LYMINGTON as an ALG (Advanced Landing Ground) by the USAAF during the later stages of WW2. Probably only in the lead up to the D-Day invasion?
It is my opinion that PYLEWELL HOUSE was definitely not within the area of this ALG, although some claim it was. However, I have now (2019) discovered that Pylewell House and parkland was used by the military in WW2. As the USAAF were based at nearby LYMINGTON Advanced Landing Ground, could it follow that the U.S.military used this site?
If so, it would appear pretty obvious that in the run-up to D-Day, light liaison aircraft such as Piper L-4 Grasshoppers, would be required to land here. I have added probable landing directions to the map - and these are 06/24 450 metres, 12/30 590, and 15/33 515. All easily used by such aircraft types.
The other site is NEWTON HOUSE (see seperate entry) which is most certainly a private airstrip laid out probably well after WW2.
If anybody could kindly offer advice, this will be most welcome.
John Leete
This comment was written on: 2020-12-31 16:35:38Hello many trees were felled on the Pylewell Estate to create the airfield for the USAAF. This was a busy site with Thunderbolts and various other aircraft assigned here. Some of the barns on the estate were using as debriefing centres. The occupants of the main house were moved to cottages on the estate which was guarded by teams of MPs
Jim Chapman
This comment was written on: 2021-02-04 23:06:12I don't believe this to be true - There was an East West Runway across the north of the estate and a north south through the neighbouring Newtown Park estate that still exists and I have landed there - If you look on Google earth you can make out the East/West and the brick built heads that still exist along the Lymington Road
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