Archive

The Charity is committed to developing and maintaining a public-access archive.

For the purposes of this website a selection of illustrated documents of interest are made available here:

The Earliest Records of Flying Boats & Seaplanes at Poole and Bournemouth

Approaching the Dark Days of War … The Fleets are in at Poole

‘Newcomers’ and new Beginnings at Poole; also the RNAS Sandbanks

Changes at Poole with RAF Hamworthy, to maxise potential

BOAC Poole … and visitors. Momentum for the postwar Era at Poole

Towards the end of an Era at Poole. Au revoir.

Capt. Ralph Mountain: extraordinary deeds – a legend in his lifetime

The Life & Times of Capt. James Peers – the last Empire C-Class Captain

A Flying Boat Finale at Poole from 1953 – Remains of This Day

A Compelling Swansong for the Flying Boats – Aquila, Artop and TEAL

BOAC Staff at Poole: Towards 650+ … (IAL 1939 and BOAC 1940-48)

Updated June 2015

Aquila Insight: A Behind the Scenes Look at Aquila Airways 1948-58

LVE: Love Makes the World Go Around … VPE-LVE Southern Cross (a Flying Boat from Poole Harbour circumnavigates the World in almost 30 years)

Flying the Flag … mapping IAL & BOAC Routes

IAL from September 1939, and BOAC April 1940-48 at Poole, also with RAF Transport Command from 1942/3 to 1945.

Flying the Flag: Poole Savings Committee 1943 … Sunderland ML743