Military Airfields of Britain
Author | : Ken Delve |
Publisher | : Crowood Press UK |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005-08-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 1861267282 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781861267283 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This series of books provides a fresh user-friendly look at the military airfields of the British Isles. The series is split geographically, each book including a number of counties on a regional basis. Entries cover every military airfield within the counties, from WW1 to the present day and comprise: Brief history of the airfield, construction and use including decoy sites; Comprehensive list of flying units with dates and aircraft types; List of HQ units based at the airfield; Details of memorials; Maps and plans of almost every airfield; Location details; and a selection of period photographs. The first volume is dominated by the airfields built for the US 8th Army Air Force during WW2. These concrete airstrips played a vital part in the war effort. Today, most of the airfields lie abandoned, but some, like Marham, survive having been important Cold War bases.