The first picture (not a postcard of mine) shows the early arrangement for launching and recovering seaplanes at Lee. There were rails on the cliff top on which the seaplanes were moved on a trolley. There were similar rails and trolley at beach level and a crane on the cliff top to lift the seaplanes up and down. The beginnings of the slipway can bee seen to the far left.

The second picture (again not one of my postcards) was taken later and shows nothing on the cliff top and so by then the slipway was in full use. Note that there is no sign yet of the airfield itself. 

Yes, the cliffs are not  very high at all.

Are you talking about the Hunter GA.11 WV381 that aborted its take off, went through the fence, crossed the road, went over the cliff and beach huts and into the sea on 1st November 1972?

First. Walrus crossing the public highway at top of slipway.  Sea Fox and two Shark land planes in front of hanger. Late 1930s.

Second. Three Walrus in front of hangers. Note personnel sitting on top wings of two aircraft. A small car is on the public highway – Austin 7? Sandbags have now appeared on top of the control tower and so photo probably taken just before, or shortly after start of WW2. 

Thanks for the tip. There are currently a few copies on eBay but I have just ordered a copy from Amazon for less than the starting price of any of the auctions.

Fairey IIIF ‘Y’

Fairey IIIF S133?

I remember G-AIVW in its yellow scheme too. That would have been during the mid 1960s at Lee. For a short time there was also an all yellow Turbulent on floats at Lee too. I think that the experiment was a failure probably due to the drag of the floats and the Solent often being too rough for such a small plane. I don’t think that I have ever seen a picture of the “Sea Turbulent”.