BOOK REVIEWS
'This superb new book details the recently discovered history of the small but important wartime airfield at Selham and Ambersham, near Midhurst in West Sussex. Meticulously researched over several years by the author, including interviews with key figures and in-the-field detective work. With much detail on the aircraft (which included the Fairey Swordfish and Supermarine Walrus), life at the station at the time, and memories from many locals. One of the best Sussex local history books of recent years.'
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Wheelers Bookshop, Midhurst
‘An excellent and informative book on a little known but very important Second World War temporary airfield used by the Fleet Air Arm as a satellite landing ground for HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-the Solent.’
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David Coxon, Curator, Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
‘An excellent book on a hidden piece of our local history. Well researched and provides a valuable insight into what went on in our local community during WWII.’
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Gill and Peter Nightingale, The Midhurst Museum
STOCKISTS
Cover picture: Cowdray Park’s Officer in Charge of Flying, Lt John Moffat RNVR (left), preparing for an ATC flight in a Fairey Swordfish, 1943.
BOOKSELLERS
ARUNDEL
Kim’s Bookshop, 10 High Street, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 1AB
CHICHESTER
Kim’s Bookshop, 28 South St, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1EL
MIDHURST
Cowdray Heritage Trust, Visitor Centre, River Ground Stables, Midhurst GU29 9AL
The Midhurst Museum, Knockhundred Row, Midhurst, GU29 9DQ
Wheelers Bookshop, Red Lion Street, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 9PB
PETERSFIELD
One Tree Books, 7 Lavant St, Petersfield GU32 3EL
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