Staffordshire Airfields in the Second World War
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2007
Countryside Books (Verlag)
978-1-84674-056-5 (ISBN)
Countryside Books (Verlag)
978-1-84674-056-5 (ISBN)
Staffordshire has a long history of involvement in aviation. In 1916, the Royal Flying Corps arrived in the county in response to the threat of Zeppelin attacks during the First World War. This book tells the story of the county's airfields in the last war; the planes, the pilots and the local civilians.
Staffordshire has a long history of involvement in aviation. In 1916 the Royal Flying Corps arrived in the county in response to the threat of Zeppelin attacks during the First World War. The contribution of the county's airfields to the Second World War was enormous, and between 1939 and 1945 they were kept continually active in a variety of roles necessary to the national war effort.
Staffordshire has a long history of involvement in aviation. In 1916 the Royal Flying Corps arrived in the county in response to the threat of Zeppelin attacks during the First World War. The contribution of the county's airfields to the Second World War was enormous, and between 1939 and 1945 they were kept continually active in a variety of roles necessary to the national war effort.
Martyn Chorlton was born in the north Cambridgeshire fens during the late 1960s. He joined the RAF as an Air Photographer in 1984. After tours in Germany and Northern Ireland, his service came to an end in 1997 and, a few years later he wrote his first aviation book. He is a regular magazine contributor to Aeroplane Monthly, Jets, Airfix and Aviation Classics and is the author of Bomber Command The Victoria Cross Raids and The RAF Pathfinders.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.10.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Airfields Series |
| Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Berks |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84674-056-8 / 1846740568 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84674-056-5 / 9781846740565 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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