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Memories
Edward Walkey
Salterns was the Headquarters of 210 Squadron when based at RAF Hamworthy in 1943
under the control of Coastal Command -
210 Squadron had been re-
Edward Walkey was on 210 Squadron at RAF Hamworthy (Poole) from 21st April to 31st December 1943 as a Member of the Groundcrew, with its responsibility for FB Maintenance and Security at the Sites … read Edward Walkey’s memories
‘Salterns HQs in WW2’ by Edward Walkey
Eric Le Jeune
How and why we moved to the UK in 1941
We left Lisbon by BOAC Empire C-
We arrived at Poole Harbour in pitch darkness, and Annette made the memorable statement before the customs officers : “Oooh, isn’t England beautiful”. Somewhat surprising, considering we had just left a city of brilliant lights, and were now in total wartime Blackout, but it must have pleased the Customs … read Eric Le Jeune’s account of wartime travels
Albert, Sità, Eric and Annette LE JEUNE, 1940
Patricia Miller, Brian Grinter, Ron Gubb & Gordon Reeves
Local residents recount memories of the golden age of flying boats in Poole
A feature article in the Daily Echo, 23rd February 2010 … read it online
Recalled: Golden age of flying boats at Poole
Searching for the family of ... Night Watchman Musselwhite
PFBC’s Babs Plumbridge is working on a project to seek out information about Night Watchman Musselwhite who survived the bombing of flying boat Guba in Poole Harbour in May 1941
On 22nd August 2011 Babs spoke with BBC Radio Solent about this project, but so far no information has been forthcoming. Can you help?
To hear Babs’ interview please click the Radio Solent logo (below)
Interview 22nd August 2011
If you have any information for us, no matter how tenuous the connection, please email Babs at info@pooleflyingboats.com
Click here to view film clips of the first two C-
Click here to view the PFBC video, kindly produced for us by Geoff Mason-