How a Strange Hump in the New Forest Helped D-Day

➜ Photos & more detail: https://rafbeaulieu.co.uk/beaulieu-ai...

In today's WW2 history exploring in the New Forest, me, the boy, and the dog walked out to the site of RAF Beaulieu and walked to one of the lesser known sites. The hump or mound near the village of Pilley on Beaulieu Heath, Hampshire actually had a part to play during the war.

It's where the planes would test their weapons before going on a missions, firing into the shoot-in butt or RAF Beaulieu hump / mound as it's often called.

Find out more about this WW2 test firing range, shooting-in butt, or target area, and how it helped the fighters leaving this New Forest airfield prepare for supporting the D-Day troops.

** More RAF Beaulieu Videos **

RAF Beaulieu Walk & History Part 1
➜    • RAF Beaulieu Walk #1: History of the WW2 N...  

RAF Beaulieu Walk & History Part 2
➜    • RAF Beaulieu Walk #2: Exploring the Commun...  

** Follow my RAF Beaulieu project **

If you are interested in the history of this New Forest wartime airfield please follow my project on:
➜ https://rafbeaulieu.co.uk

I am aiming to document as many sites as possible on the historical RAF Beaulieu site, as well as documenting walks that you can do to explore the airfield.

** Join the discussion **

Please visit the New Forest and Hampshire WW2 Heritage Facebook group where members talk about RAF Beaulieu's history and other sites of interest:

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** Image & Photo credits **

Flight simulator image:
Terry in Dorset, visit: http://www.rafibsley.com

RAF Kinnell Shooting-in Butts photo:
M. Searle, visit: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/593...

Footage of US planes taking off from RAF Beaulieu for D-Day
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Footage of pilots at RAF Beaulieu.
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I do not own the archive video footage or photography in this video. Every attempt was made to locate the owners of these. I do not own all images used in this film and have credited them where the source is known. I have used all of the above in a non-profit and educational capacity only.

** Music credits **

All music Licensed via Storyblocks.com

Deep Thoughts by Joel Thomas Hunger

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