hello
i am looking for infomation on a ww2 airfield it is at goxhill i have only managed to find bits and pieces on the net and contacted the local historian on the airfield mr r parker but with no avail i know all the fighter groups thet were based there. i was wondering if any one had any plans of the airfield or photos epecilly the control tower as it was back then or any stories etc .
hope someone can help :confused:
By: 2 Dog Don - 6th November 2016 at 15:17
I am happy to say that the Phoenix is rising we at the Military Aviation Museum are nearing completion of the watch tower and are looking for pictures of its interior during its service with either the RAF or the USAAF so that we can closely replicate the interior and and all help welcomed. You can contact me via email haguefamily@cox,net. Thanks and come visit.
By: rutley78 - 28th December 2015 at 09:00
Goxhill as an airfield is virtually gone now. The tower was saved and went to the USA and everything else went to hardcore for motorways and building sites here. Redevelopment is the word that is used a lot when destroying airfields. Ron Parker sadly is no longer with us either.
By: wieesso - 27th December 2015 at 08:26
By: wieesso - 27th December 2015 at 08:19
I am looking for the book Goxhill a Village at War without success if anyone has one I will pay for it
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Village-GOXHILL-Fighter-Training-Eighth/dp/B0012IXTPC
http://www.transportstore.com/Parker-Ron-A-Village-At-War-Goxhill-Usaaf-Base-345-Fighter-Training-Group-Us-Eighth-Air-Force-Book-25272-1367.cfm
By: wieesso - 27th December 2015 at 08:17
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/G/Goxhill_Demolished_2003.htm
Moggy 🙁
…and this one: http://www.controltowers.co.uk/G/Goxhill.htm
By: AgCat - 26th December 2015 at 21:09
There is a lot of gen and photos on the Airfield Research Group’s forum Airfield Information Exchange. However, that site is down over Christmas whilst it is totally revamped. Watch out for the new website any time soon.
By: 2 Dog Don - 26th December 2015 at 19:53
Goxhill tower is reborn
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/G/Goxhill_Demolished_2003.htm
Moggy 🙁
Moggy, Goxhill is raising from the ashes at its new home The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach Virginia. I am Don Hague (USN retired) and the lead researcher on this project for the museum. It should be finished in the late spring 2016. Every effort is being made to make it as was. At some point the paper I am developing will be available for purchase. I want to thank all the support I was provided from this and other forums as well as numerous museums in the UK. I am seeking any and all information regarding how the tower was used, room by room. I have all the info from the Paul Francis book as well as the book Goxhill at War.
I am looking for the book Goxhill a Village at War without success if anyone has one I will pay for it
By: Moggy C - 22nd June 2003 at 23:08
Oh bum!
http://www.controltowers.co.uk/G/Goxhill_Demolished_2003.htm
Moggy 🙁
By: Ross_McNeill - 22nd June 2003 at 19:08
Hi,
If you contact DoRIS at the RAF Museum at Hendon then they have a airfield plan for Goxhill on 1/2500 scale (641/45) and the dispersed sites (642/45).
A recent auction sold off the technical site and watch tower.
Somewhere on the net are also some 10 year old photos of the watch tower. Try a Google search.
Regards
Ross
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June 22, 2003 at 6:52 pm