D-Day80
In 2024 we commemorated 80 years since the D-Day landings, men and women who participated in this event at the end of World War II will be in their nineties or older!
Old Sarum Airfield in 1940s
Parachute Packing at BDAC
waterproofing vehicles at Old Sarum in the run up to D-day
Parachute Packers
D-Day 80 Service at BDAC in June 2024
Cllr Lynn with member of the AOP at BDAC in June 2024
D-Day 80 Service at BDAC in June 2024
Map of Old Sarum Camp areas in 1940s
Front Cover of the Parish Council Website, July/August 2024
Celebrant david Linker with Salisbury MP John Glen and Cllr Barker
BDC Director John Sharpe with Rev. Suzie Allen
Ham & Jam sticker
Hangar 1, Old Sarum Airfield 2024
Here in our parish, Old Sarum Airfield played an important role in D-Day, from February 26, 1944 to the following December the camps at the airfield saw over seventy-seven thousand service personnel and support staff pass through – you can find out more about this on the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) website, and as part of a planned D-Day exhibition which will be on display in June.
Thank you to all the residents who joined us in commemorating the sacrifices made and bravery displayed in order to bring about peace. We look forward to working with BDAC in 2025.
RESOURCES
DOWNLOAD THE MORSE CODE ACTIVITY SHEET below
DOWNLOAD THE STORY OF RAF OLD SARUM’S PARTICIPATION IN D-DAY by Tim Cornish and Maj. PEA Hope RA (Ret’d) below