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| | BBC - WW2 People's War - Henfield Railway Station |
 | | The Spitfire crashed northeast of Henfield on the Hurstpierpoint road just past the Wheatsheaf Public House and the parachutist pilot landed in the area near to Rye Farm, Henfield, to the west of the railway line. |
 | | On this particular day, the gang of platelayers based at Henfield and Partridge Green, were sitting in the hut at the end of the day’s work, finishing their flasks of tea, etc., and sandwiches, when they heard the low flying aircraft followed by a thud and a tremendous rush of wind. |
 | | This restricted zone extended to some fifteen to twenty miles inland and Henfield was one of the first villages coming into to the zone, the zone border running along the north of Henfield from Betley Bridge, through Mockbridge and on to Wineham. |
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