Airfields of the D-day Invasion Air Force: 2nd Tactical Air Force in South-east England in Wwii
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2010
Pen & Sword Aviation (Verlag)
978-1-84415-900-0 (ISBN)
Pen & Sword Aviation (Verlag)
978-1-84415-900-0 (ISBN)
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As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, Essex and Greater London. The South east of England emerged from six years of war with a rich diversity of RAF bomber and fighter airfields used by the 2nd Tactical Air Force, both before and after the D-Day landings. Much of this proud legacy is now threatening to disappear. However, the tourist can combine visits to an abundance of disused and active airfields, country houses and museums with countless attractions, imaginative locations and broadland and coastal hideaways that have no equal.The airfields and other places of interest include Northolt, Manston, Sculthorp, Dunsfold, Swanton Morley, Hunsdon, Gravesend, Detling, Biggin Hill, Kenley, Redhill, Gatwick, Heston, Hornchurch, Chailey, Coolham, Horne, West Malling and Newchurch.This book looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, what remains today and explores the favourite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would have sought well-deserved entertainment and relaxation.
Other museums and places that are relevant will also be described and general directions on how to get them included.
Other museums and places that are relevant will also be described and general directions on how to get them included.
Peter Jacobs served nearly 37 years in the RAF (1977-2013) as an air defence navigator, initially on the F4 Phantom and later on the Tornado F3/. He has written twenty books including Daring Raids of World War Two: Heroic Land, Sea and Air Attacks (2015); Bomber Command: Airfields of Lincolnshire (2016) and The RAF in 100 Objects (2017).
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.2.2010 |
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Zusatzinfo | 60 B&W Photos plus 15 maps |
Verlagsort | South Yorkshire |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-84415-900-0 / 1844159000 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84415-900-0 / 9781844159000 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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