Suffolk Airfields in the Second World War
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1995
Countryside Books (Verlag)
978-1-85306-342-8 (ISBN)
Countryside Books (Verlag)
978-1-85306-342-8 (ISBN)
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This illustrated, action-packed book contains a full account of the part played by Suffolk's airfields during the Second World War.
The history of each airfield is described, with details of the planes and the pilots who flew them, and the local civilians who worked alongside them.
The subject is brought vividly to life with detailed accounts, alongside photos of the airmen themselves and their aircraft.
The build-up of the RAF air offensive after 1940, and the arrival of the huge USAAF Eighth Air Force in 1942, meant that by early 1945 in Suffolk alone, there were some 1300 aircraft flying from 32 airfields.
This book details the history of these airfields - RAF or USAAF - and highlights the major wartime operations and the many and varied aircraft that comprised the operational squadrons. Numbered among them are the Blenheim, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster, Liberator, Flying Fortress, Spitfire, Hurricane, Thunderbolt, Mustang and the Sunderland Flying Boat.
These, and the young airmen who flew them, made an immense contribution to the final defeat of the Third Reich, as Allied bombers and fighters flew increasingly larger raids across the North Sea and into the dangerous, smoke-filled skies of occupied Europe.
This is their incredible story.
The history of each airfield is described, with details of the planes and the pilots who flew them, and the local civilians who worked alongside them.
The subject is brought vividly to life with detailed accounts, alongside photos of the airmen themselves and their aircraft.
The build-up of the RAF air offensive after 1940, and the arrival of the huge USAAF Eighth Air Force in 1942, meant that by early 1945 in Suffolk alone, there were some 1300 aircraft flying from 32 airfields.
This book details the history of these airfields - RAF or USAAF - and highlights the major wartime operations and the many and varied aircraft that comprised the operational squadrons. Numbered among them are the Blenheim, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster, Liberator, Flying Fortress, Spitfire, Hurricane, Thunderbolt, Mustang and the Sunderland Flying Boat.
These, and the young airmen who flew them, made an immense contribution to the final defeat of the Third Reich, as Allied bombers and fighters flew increasingly larger raids across the North Sea and into the dangerous, smoke-filled skies of occupied Europe.
This is their incredible story.
CONTENTS
Map of the Suffolk Airfields
Map of the targets
1. Setting the Scene; Bomber Command; USAAF; The Airfields
2. Beccles
3. Bentwaters
4. Bungay
5. Bury St Edmunds
6. Chedburgh
7. Debach
8. Eye
9. Felixstowe
10. Framlingham
11. Great Ashfield
12. Halesworth
13. Honington
14. Horham
15. Ipswich
16. Knettishall
17. Lakenheath
18. Lavenham
19. Leiston
20. Martlesham Heath
21. Mendlesham
22. Metfield
23. Mildenhall
24. Newmarket Heath
25. Rattlesden
26. Raydon
27. Shepherd's Grove
28. Stradishall
29. Sudbury
30. Tuddenham
31. Wattisham
32. Westley
33. Woodbridge
34. Civilians at War
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.10.1995 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Second World War Aviation History |
| Zusatzinfo | photographs |
| Verlagsort | Berks |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 526 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85306-342-8 / 1853063428 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85306-342-8 / 9781853063428 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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