Wiltshire Airfields In The Second World War
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| Author | : David Berryman |
| Publisher | : Countryside Books (GB) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Air bases |
| ISBN | : 9781853067037 |
A full account of the part played by Wiltshire's airfields during the Second World War, including Boscombe Down, Hullavington, Lyneham, Old Sarum, Thruxton, Larkhill and Wroughton. 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.
| 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 | : 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 | : Aldon Patrick Ferguson |
| Publisher | : British Airfields in the Secon |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
An account of Cheshire's airfields during the last war; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them.
| Author | : David Berryman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2013-07-11 |
| Genre | : Air bases |
| ISBN | : 9781846743139 |
David Berryman's thoroughly researched and action-packed book describes the history of each airfield. It will appeal equally to aviation enthusiasts and local readers who recall the era when the skies never ceased to throb with the drone of departing and returning aircraft.
| Author | : Peter Jacobs |
| Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 127 |
| Release | : 2013-03-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1783376317 |
"As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area in this case West Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Cornwall. The South and South-west of England emerged from six years of war with a rich diversity of RAF bomber and fighter airfields used by the 2nd Tactical Air Force, both before and after the D-Day landings. Much of this proud legacy is now threatening to disappear. However, the tourist can combine visits to an abundance of disused and active airfields, country houses and museums with countless attractions, imaginative locations, broad land, and coastal hideaways that have no equal.The airfields and other places of interest include Hartford Bridge, Lasham, Westhamptonett, Merston, Odiham, Holmsley South, Funtington, Hurn, Ford, Tangmere, Ibsley, Perranporth, Thruxton, Thorney Island, Appledram, Selesy, Needs Oar Point, Zeals, Lee-on-Solent and Bognor Regis. This book looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, what remains today and explores the favorite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would have sought well-deserved entertainment and relaxation. Other museums and places that are relevant will also be described and general directions on how to get them included."
| Author | : David Berryman |
| Publisher | : British Airfields in the Secon |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2005-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781853069499 |
A full account of the part played by Gloucestershire'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 ill
| Author | : T. S. Crawford |
| Publisher | : Crowood |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2012-08-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1847974473 |
Soon after the start of the Great War, work hastily began on a series of hutted camps in Wiltshire for more than 100,000 men, and during the course of the war it became home to troops from Canada, Australia and New Zealand as well as Britain. With soldiers forming a third of the population the effect on the businesses, farms, and indeed the morals of the county was dramatic. Even after the Armistice peace did not return, with mutinies and rioting in the camps because of frustration at delays in demobilization. Wiltshire and the Great War describes this turbulent, fascinating period in depth. It describes pre-war training, showing how inappropriate it was to future warfare, outlines the pioneering of military aviation in the county and describes the role of railways in moving tens of thousands of troops. There are accounts of shirkers, spies, escaped prisoners of war, prostitutes, the 'landship' that clanked across the county and the wireless station that pinpointed the position of Zeppelins. Also described are advances in military technology, the camp-building scandals that led to an inquiry by a Royal Commission, press censorship, and the blighting of the Stonehenge landscape.
| Author | : Dee La Vardera |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 2013-11-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0750951931 |
The Little Book of Wiltshire is a compendium of fascinating information about the county, past and present. Contained within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Wiltshire's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, agriculture, transport, industry and royal visits. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped in to time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike. A reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. It is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.
| Author | : Roger Day |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 133 |
| Release | : 1999-09-01 |
| Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
| ISBN | : 9780953660100 |
