Suffolk Airfields in the Second World War
Author | : Graham Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Air bases |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Graham Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Air bases |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Graham Smith |
Publisher | : Second World War Aviation History |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Air bases |
ISBN | : 9781853063428 |
A full account of the part played by Suffolk'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 | : Martin W. Bowman |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2007-04-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473812585 |
As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area—in this case Norfolk and Suffolk. The Second Air Division's first bombing mission was flown on November 7, 1942; the last on April 25, 1945. A total of 95, 948 sorties were flown in 493 operational missions by the division's B-24s, dropping 199,883 tons of bombs. Targets attacked ranged from Norway in the north, as far east as Poland and Romania, while several Mediterranean countries were reached from temporary bases in North Africa. Six 2nd Air Division groups received special presidential citations for outstanding actions and five airmen received the Medal of Honor (highest US award for bravery), four posthumously. In combat the 2nd Air Division gunners claimed 1,079 enemy fighters destroyed against losses of 1,458 B-24s missing in action and many others lost in accidents. 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 go.
Author | : John Tate Appleby |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Suffolk (England) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Graham Smith |
Publisher | : Countryside Books (GB) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : 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.
Author | : Roy Brazier |
Publisher | : Fonthill Media |
Total Pages | : 585 |
Release | : 2017-05-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robin J. Brooks |
Publisher | : Countryside Books (GB) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : 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 | : Maurer Maurer |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : 1428915850 |
Author | : Geoff Mills |
Publisher | : Fonthill Media |
Total Pages | : 1069 |
Release | : 2022-03-31 |
Genre | : 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 | : |
Total Pages | : 856 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : |
This collection of squadron histories has been prepared by the USAF Historical Division to complement the Division's book, Air Force Combat Units of World War II. The 1,226 units covered by this volume are the combat (tactical) squadrons that were active between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Each squadron is traced from its beginning through 5 March 1963, the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the 1st Aero (later Bombardment) Squadron, the first Army unit to be equipped with aircraft for tactical operations. For each squadron there is a statement of the official lineage and data on the unit's assignments, stations, aircraft and missiles, operations, service streamers, campaign participation, decorations, and emblem.