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Author | : Peter Jacobs |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2017-05-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473870054 |
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As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the accomplished military author and former RAF Officer Peter Jacobs takes us to the county of Yorkshire and to its many bomber airfields of the Second World War.From the opening day of hostilities, RAF Bomber Command took the offensive to Nazi Germany and played a leading role in the liberation of Europe. Yorkshires airfields played a key part throughout, initially as home to the Whitley squadrons of No 4 Group and then to the four-engine Halifax heavy bombers; indeed, Bomber Commands first night operation of the war was flown from one of the countys many bomber airfields. Then, as the bombing offensive gathered pace, Yorkshire welcomed the new all-Canadian No 6 (RCAF) Group, after which all of Bomber Commands major efforts during the hardest years of 1943/44 against the Ruhr, Hamburg and Berlin involved the Yorkshire-based squadrons.Most of Yorkshires wartime bomber airfields have long gone, but many have managed to retain the flying link with their wartime past. For example, the former RAF airfields of Finningley and Middleton St George, and the factory airfield of Yeadon, are now the sites of international airports, while Breighton, Burn, Full Sutton, Pocklington and Rufforth are still used for light aircraft flying or gliding and Elvington is home to the magnificent Yorkshire Air Museum.From airfields such as these came countless acts of personal courage and self-sacrifice, with two men being awarded the Victoria Cross, Britains highest award for gallantry. Stories of both men are included, as are tales of other personalities who brought these airfields to life. The stories of thirty-three airfields are told in total, with a brief history of each accompanied by details of how to find them and what remains of them today. Whatever your interest, be it aviation history or more local, the county of Yorkshire has rightly taken its place in the history of Bomber Command.
Author | : Bruce Barrymore Halpenny |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780850595321 |
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Author | : Patrick Otter |
Publisher | : Countryside Books (GB) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Air bases, British |
ISBN | : 9781853065422 |
Download Yorkshire Airfields in the Second World War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A full account of the part played by Yorkshire'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 illustrated.
Author | : Peter Jacobs |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Aviation |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Air bases |
ISBN | : 9781783463343 |
Download Bomber Command Airfields of Lincolnshire Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
* As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the accomplished military author and former RAF Officer Peter Jacobs takes us to the Bomber County of Lincolnshire. * Whatever your interest, be it aviation history or something more local, there is something to discover here. Lincolnshire has truly earned its name of Bomber County. * Illustrat
Author | : Roddy MacKenzie |
Publisher | : Air World |
Total Pages | : 501 |
Release | : 2023-02-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 139901773X |
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Roddy MacKenzie’s father served in Bomber Command during the Second World War, but like so many brave veterans who had survived the war, he spoke little of his exploits. So, when Roddy started on his personal journey to discover something of what his father had achieved, he uncovered a great deal about the devastating effectiveness of Bomber Command and the vital role it played in the defeat of Third Reich. He realised that the true story of Bomber Command’s achievements has never been told nor fully acknowledged. Roddy became a man on a mission, and this startlingly revealing, and often personal study, is the result. Bomber Command: Churchill's Greatest Triumph takes the reader through the early days of the Second World War and introduces all the key individuals who turned the Command into the war-winning weapon it eventually became, as well as detailing the men and machines which flew night after night into the heart of Hitler’s Germany. The main focus of his book is the destruction and dislocation wrought by the bombing to reduce, and ultimately destroy, Germany’s ability to make war. In his analysis, Roddy dug deep into German archival material to uncover facts rarely presented to either German or English language readers. These demonstrate that Bomber Command’s continual efforts, at appalling cost in aircrew casualties and aircraft losses, did far more damage to the Reich than the Allies knew. Roddy’s father served with the Royal Canadian Air Force and Roddy naturally highlights its contribution to Bomber Command’s successes, another aspect of this fascinating story which the author believes has not been duly recognized. Bomber Command: Churchill's Greatest Triumph will certainly raise the debate on the controversial strategy adopted by ‘Bomber’ Harris and how he was perceived by many to have over-stepped his remit. But most of all, this book will revise people’s understanding of just how important the endeavours were of those men who flew through the dark and through the searchlights, the flak, and the enemy night fighters, to bring the Second World War in Europe to its crushing conclusion.
Author | : Geoff Mills |
Publisher | : Fonthill Media |
Total Pages | : 1069 |
Release | : 2022-03-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download RAF and USAAF Airfields in the UK During the Second World War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 | : Bill Norman |
Publisher | : Leo Cooper Books |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Operations and losses of a British and a Canadian air group operating from Yorkshire.
Author | : C. BRAYNE |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780191793042 |
Download Yorkshire Bomber Story ... Achievements of Bomber Crews who Flew from Yorkshire Airfields During the 1939-45 War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Michael Wadsworth |
Publisher | : Heroes of Bomber Command |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781846740442 |
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Yorkshire was home to Bomber Command's 4 Group. August 1942 saw the creation of the Pathfinder Force, whose task was marking targets for the groups of bombers behind them with a precision that called for reckless heroism. In this excellently researched book Michael Wadsworth describes the air war in Yorkshire, and the young airmen who flew night after night against desperate odds. The bravery determination and resolve of the 'Bomber Men' must never be forgotten.
Author | : Paul Bright |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Air War Over East Yorkshire in World War II Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In most accounts of the air war over Britain in summer 1940, the events over East Yorkshire are mentioned only in passing, yet it was there, on August 20th, that the first enemy aircraft fell to the guns of a Polish fighter squadron in the RAF, less than a mile from where these words are being written. It was also where the 'north-east town', as Hull was identified in the news bulletins of the day, suffered its prolonged agony under the bombs of the Luftwaffe. Indeed, the very last British civilians to die as a direct result of Luftwaffe bombs in World War II were killed in Hull on March 17th, 1945. As the home of much of the RAF's night-bombing force, East Yorkshire was also frequently the scene of Luftwaffe night intruder raids. This book, based on years of in-depth research into primary sources, personal accounts and experiences, reveals many new facts and gives long-overdue recognition to the events and people who fought, lived and all too often, died, in East Yorkshire during 1939-1945.