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Parish of Tangmere, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, p.67) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Tangmere, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, p.194, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3315] & The Keep [LIB/500158]   View Online

Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Tangmere, published 1877 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

Parish of Tangmere, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1953 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 4: The Rape of Chichester, pp.237-239, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 071290588X & ISBN-13: 9780712905886) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7398] & The Keep [LIB/500082] & R.I.B.A. Library & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Tangmere and Waterbeach, by J. M. Hodgson, published May 1963 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 1, article, pp.12-15) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, published 1982 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8514]

Tangmere: a village with two stories, by Barbara Best and George Harper, published 1983 (pamphlet, 36 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335094 & ISBN-13: 9780850335095) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12435][Lib 8903] & West Sussex Libraries

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, by James Beedle, published 1984 (pamphlet, 24 pp., Derby: English Life Publications, ISBN-10: 0851012213 & ISBN-13: 9780851012216) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12923][Lib 9978] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Fighter Station Supreme: R.A.F. Tangmere, by Wing commander H. R. Allen, D.F.C., published 9 May 1985 (192 pp., Harper Collins Publishers Ltd., ISBN-10: 0586062661 & ISBN-13: 9780586062661) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9359] & West Sussex Libraries

RAF Tangmere Revisited (Sutton's Photographic History of Aviation), by Andy Saunders, published 1 November 1988 (144 pp., Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 075091906X & ISBN-13: 9780750919067) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13876] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

This title is a pictorial look at one of the most famous stations in the history of the RAF. The author gathers a selection of photographs, including commentary on Tangmere after World War II, and the jet age. Some of the most famous names in the history of the RAF flew from Tangmere including Johnny Johnson and Douglas Bader, and its squadrons were considered to be among the finest in service. This book is a tribute to Tangmere, and should be enjoyed by aviation enthusiasts and historians everywhere.

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, by James Beedle, published 1990 (leaflet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12783]

Religious Survey 1851 - Westhampnett district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.147-160, ISBN-10: 085445036X & ISBN-13: 9780854450367) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10578][Lib 13824] & The Keep [LIB/500452][LIB/507827] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Westhampnett district incl. Manhood, Birdham, West Itchenor, West Wittering, East Wittering, Earnley, Sidlesham, Selsey, Pagham, Hunston, North Mundham, Donnington, Appledram, New Fishbourne, Rumboldswyke, Merston, Yapton, Barnham, Felpham, Middleton, Binsted, Madehurst, Walberton, Eastergate, Boxgrove, Aldingbourne, Eartham, Oving, Tangmere, East Lavant, Singleton, West Stoke, Mid-Lavant, East Dean, Up-Waltham & Graffham

RAF Tangmere in Old Photographs, by Andy Saunders, published 26 November 1992 (160 pp., Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0750901721 & ISBN-13: 9780750901727) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12174][Lib 12926] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Tangmere Village Day and D-Day Commemoration 1944-1994, by Travers Johnson, published 1994 (booklet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15381]

Tangmere Village Day and D-Day Commemoration 1944-1994, by John Stedman, published 1994 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12213]

Bader's Tangmere Spitfires, Untold Story, 1941, by Dilip Sarkar, published 1 November 1996 (207 pp., Patrick Stephens Ltd., ISBN-10: 1852605634 & ISBN-13: 9781852605636) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Tangmere - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, p.249, ISBN-10: 0854450424 & ISBN-13: 9780854450428) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13825][Lib 13828] & The Keep [LIB/500458][Lib/507864] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum Silver Jubilee 1977, by Alan Bower, published Autumn 2007 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 76, article, p.51) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/76] & The Keep [LIB/500500]

Tangmere: famous Royal Air Force fighter station : an authorised history, by Reginald Byron and David Coxon, published 3 December 2013 (328 pp., London: Grub Street in association with Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, ISBN-10: 1909166197 & ISBN-13: 9781909166196) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

This is the first full history of the Royal Air Force fighter station at Tangmere, West Sussex, from its beginnings in the First World War until its untimely closure in 1970. In its day, it was one of the best-known and strategically most important fighter stations in the British Isles. Tangmere first became prominent in the 1920s and 1930s for the highly polished air displays given at the RAF Pageants at Hendon by the pilots and aircraft of its resident squadrons, 1 and 43. On the outbreak of the Second World War, 1 Squadron was the first RAF squadron to be sent to France. With the fall of France in May 1940, Tangmere's squadrons found themselves right on the front line and during the Battle of Britain Tangmere was one of the main fighter stations constantly engaging with the deadly Luftwaffe. Tangmere's Hurricane and Spitfire pilots continued heroically to defend southern England for the next three years and turned increasingly to an offensive role, led by Wing Commander Douglas Bader. Squadrons at Tangmere were heavily involved in Operation Jubilee, the combined raid on Dieppe, and continued over the years to harass the enemy across the Channel with increasing accuracy, ferocity and persistence, culminating in a pivotal role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings.
After the war Tangmere settled into a peacetime routine, became home to the High Speed Flight and the World Air Speed Record was broken there in 1946 and again in 1953 by Neville Duke. As the cold war set in Tangmere was no longer well positioned as an interceptor station and by the end of 1958 Fighter Command had withdrawn its last squadron. The airdrome was used by Signals Command for six years or so then served as a home to various non-flying units until its decommissioning in 1970. It is now a highly prized museum with many valuable artifacts and aircraft. Expertly told with use of official diaries and operations record books this is a long-awaited, comprehensive and conclusive account of a fascinating fighter station and its neighboring airfield Ford.

Tangmere Airfield Nurseries, The Old Airfield, City Fields Way, Tangmere (NGR: SU91930598) - building survey and watching brief reports, by Genni Elliott and Teresa Vieira, published May 2015 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services)   View Online

Chichester in the Great War, by John J. Eddleston, published 29 February 2016 (176 pp., Pen & Sword Books ltd., ISBN-10: 1783463287 & ISBN-13: 9781783463282) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Tangmere Airfield had a prominent role in the Air War from 1916 onwards and many local men joined the Royal Sussex Regiment. This book looks at how the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Chichester were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile, men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions.

St Andrew's Church, Tangmere, published (no date) (pamphlet, St Andrew's Tangmere) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4957]

Tangmere Village Centre, published (no date) (pamphlet, Tangmere Parish Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10143]

Tangmere Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW137, CD-ROM)

Baptisms 1539-1902, Banns 1803-1814, 1828-1902, Marriages 1559-1901 & Burials 1538-1902. Indexed Transcription. Includes 21 photographs. Vol.137.