Author : Patrick Otter
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,57 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Air bases
ISBN : 9781853064241
A full account of the part played by Lincolnshire's airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians, and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also detailed. Fully illus
Author : Stuart Hadaway
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 25,56 MB
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1784423963
The Second World War airfields peppered around Britain are among the most visible and widespread reminders of this devastating conflict. Some are now almost forgotten or built over; others have become museums, industrial estates or parkland; and some have been adapted and remain in operation today. In this beautifully illustrated history, aviation historian Stuart Hadaway explains the crucial part airfields played between 1939 and 1945, detailing their construction and expansion; their facilities and equipment; the many functions they housed from command and control to maintenance and bomb-loading; how the airfields were used both for defence and offence; and how they changed during the war. He also explores what life was like on the airfields, as well as listing some of the remaining sites and what can be seen today.
Author : Robin J. Brooks
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,21 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Air bases
ISBN : 9781853062599
This title describes the airfields of Sussex during the last war, the planes and the pilots who flew them, and the local civilians who worked alongside them. It is fully illustrated.
Author : Martyn Chorlton
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,62 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Air bases
ISBN : 9781853068003
A full account of the part played by Leicestershire & Rutland airfields during the Second World War including Woolfox Lodge, Husbands Bosworth, Melton Mowbray, Castle Donington and Saltby. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians, and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated.
Author : David Berryman
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 2013-07-11
Category : Air bases
ISBN : 9781846743139
David Berryman's thoroughly researched and action-packed book describes the history of each airfield. It will appeal equally to aviation enthusiasts and local readers who recall the era when the skies never ceased to throb with the drone of departing and returning aircraft.
Author : Geoff Mills
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 1069 pages
File Size : 43,29 MB
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : History
ISBN :
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, the United Kingdom was described as one vast aircraft carrier anchored off the coast of Europe. During a seven year period 500 airfields were constructed to serve the needs first of the RAF and later the USAAF as they carried the war to German-occupied Europe. The airfields that were constructed took many different forms from training airfields and Advanced Landing Grounds to grass fighter airstrips and vast complexes used to accommodate heavy bombers. This book charts the history of each Second World War airfield in and around the UK providing a unique insight in to the construction, operational life and post-war history of each airfield. Alongside detailing the history of each airfield, this work comprehensively records the details of each unit that operated from airfields around the UK. The information provided in this meticulously researched book is supported by a wealth of 690 photographs providing an illustration into the life of each wartime station.
Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 43,59 MB
Release : 1961
Category : United States
ISBN : 1428915850
Author : Aldon Patrick Ferguson
Publisher : British Airfields in the Secon
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,11 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN :
An account of Cheshire's airfields during the last war; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them.
Author : David Berryman
Publisher : British Airfields in the Secon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,89 MB
Release : 2005-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781853069499
A full account of the part played by Gloucestershire's airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also detailed. Fully ill
Author : Graham Smith
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,92 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Air bases
ISBN : 9781853064050
A full account of the part played by Essex airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated.
