Lived on the camp in one of the bungalows on Implacable? Road, and went to Lee on Solent junior school for 3 years in the 1960's. For some reason, they changed the name of the camp to HMS Ariel for a spell, and then changed it back again. Me and my brother had the run of the place, we got to know a lot of the navy personnel in the hangars and down in the Gym/cinema hangar. Often played five or six a side football or badminton in there. My dad,who was with the gun crew, warned us to never go near the officers mess or the Wrens quarters,but we more or less went anywhere else on camp. Helping shovel coke in the boiler house, sitting inside the Hovercrafts near the back gate, getting shown round and sitting in the Gannets, trying to get stuff out of the machines in the NAAFI/cookhouse . Great days for two young lads.
This was my first actual contact with the Brits (Though I had long been a bit of an Anglophile from my reading of History). I remember these buildings and the area! I'll not forget the warm hospitality and cameradarie of the Royal Navy JMA's/ Royal Marines stationed here that was shown to us American Sailors and Marines when we visited HMS Daedalus, Lee-On-Solent. I still have a Cap Tally stitched with "HMS Daedalus" on it.
i was also here at the end , in fact i was the last person ever to be in front of the commanders table for being late lol , i was let off as it was the last day before we transferred to HMS Sultan /..some great memories here
Anyone know what they would have been doing here during the second world war? My grandad was based here for 6 months and later a year during the war after some time on a ship. He was only a (temp) leading seaman, so nothing too flash.
Lived on the camp in one of the bungalows on Implacable? Road, and went to Lee on Solent junior school for 3 years in the 1960's. For some reason, they changed the name of the camp to HMS Ariel for a spell, and then changed it back again. Me and my brother had the run of the place, we got to know a lot of the navy personnel in the hangars and down in the Gym/cinema hangar. Often played five or six a side football or badminton in there. My dad,who was with the gun crew, warned us to never go near the officers mess or the Wrens quarters,but we more or less went anywhere else on camp. Helping shovel coke in the boiler house, sitting inside the Hovercrafts near the back gate, getting shown round and sitting in the Gannets, trying to get stuff out of the machines in the NAAFI/cookhouse . Great days for two young lads.
The memories, I was there under training in 1984, pleasant place, enjoyed it. A WW2 uxb was found near Dunning hangar and we were all cleared away lol
I have very fond memories of living and working there. I was there at the end when it closed.
Spent 5 happy years there. BTG and ships co. SAR, PATS. Loved it. B81/11M. Went back early this year. Sad to see the place so run down.
This was my first actual contact with the Brits (Though I had long been a bit of an Anglophile from my reading of History).
I remember these buildings and the area!
I'll not forget the warm hospitality and cameradarie of the Royal Navy JMA's/ Royal Marines stationed here that was shown to us American Sailors and Marines when we visited HMS Daedalus, Lee-On-Solent.
I still have a Cap Tally stitched with "HMS Daedalus" on it.
i was also here at the end , in fact i was the last person ever to be in front of the commanders table for being late lol , i was let off as it was the last day before we transferred to HMS Sultan /..some great memories here
I was the last officlal department head to work there on closing day.
@kelbag07 I remember a hole in the wall Fish-n-chips place near here. There was a Queue almost around the block in the evenings.
Good and bad memories of the place, based there 1979/ 80
Yes, I think that is the place,
@DangRockets - It was home to the Fleet Air Arm in WW2
Anyone know what they would have been doing here during the second world war? My grandad was based here for 6 months and later a year during the war after some time on a ship. He was only a (temp) leading seaman, so nothing too flash.
It's attracted a lot of attention by teenagers now they have started to show interest in exploring despite being caught numerous times before.