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WWI East Boldre airfield photos go on display WWI East Boldre airfield photos go on display
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More than 150 previously unseen photographs of life at a World War One airfield have gone on display.More than 150 previously unseen photographs of life at a World War One airfield have gone on display.
Servicemen stationed at East Boldre Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force training station in Hampshire, known as RFC Beaulieu, captured aircraft, crashes and comrades on camera.Servicemen stationed at East Boldre Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force training station in Hampshire, known as RFC Beaulieu, captured aircraft, crashes and comrades on camera.
One photo shows an aircraft that made a soft landing on the roof of the local post office.One photo shows an aircraft that made a soft landing on the roof of the local post office.
Airfield chairman Mike Husband said of the exhibition: "We're just delighted".Airfield chairman Mike Husband said of the exhibition: "We're just delighted".
Sopwith Camel crashes
He added: "[The photos] paint a much better picture of what life was like 100 years ago."He added: "[The photos] paint a much better picture of what life was like 100 years ago."
The airfield, near the New Forest, became a flying school in 1915 and was home to a number of men training to become pilots, some of whom had already served as soldiers on the Western front.The airfield, near the New Forest, became a flying school in 1915 and was home to a number of men training to become pilots, some of whom had already served as soldiers on the Western front.
Most of the photographs come from private family albums or have been "gathering dust" in attics.Most of the photographs come from private family albums or have been "gathering dust" in attics.
Aircraft shown include the Sopwith Camel, a single-seat fighter that was notoriously difficult to fly.
Nine young airmen lost their lives at East Boldre while flying the aircraft, including 2nd Lt Victor Charles Edelsten Bracey who was just 19 and whose crashed aircraft was photographed.
In total 33 servicemen and civilian flying instructors are known to have lost their lives in flying accidents at the airfield.In total 33 servicemen and civilian flying instructors are known to have lost their lives in flying accidents at the airfield.
Many of the photographs on display at this exhibition were taken by Russel Lang and Brian Tomlinson who were stationed at East Boldre during World War One.Many of the photographs on display at this exhibition were taken by Russel Lang and Brian Tomlinson who were stationed at East Boldre during World War One.
The original photos were tiny and many were in poor condition, but Easte Boldre resident Robin Street spent "hundreds of hours" at his computer, enhancing, repairing and enlarging them for the exhibition. The original photos were tiny and many were in poor condition, but East Boldre resident Robin Street spent "hundreds of hours" at his computer, enhancing, repairing and enlarging them for the exhibition.
The exhibition, which commemorates the centenary of World War One, can be viewed at East Boldre village hall, formerly the airfield's mess hall.The exhibition, which commemorates the centenary of World War One, can be viewed at East Boldre village hall, formerly the airfield's mess hall.