Military Airfields of Britain: South Western [Channel Islands, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire]

By Ken Delve

ISBN:	9781861268105
PUBLISHED:	2006
PAGES:	272
BINDING:	Paperback
SIZE:	235x165 mm
INSIDE:	250 b&w photos and diagrams

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 Selection of period photographs

Military aviation began in this region, and southwestern England remained important thereafter with training and Coastal Command bases during WWII; but its finest hour came with the launch of airborne operations on D Day, 1944. Post Ãwar the areas importance dwindled, but for those marooned at sea, and for the transport squadrons of the RAF, the extant airfields of the region remain highly significant.

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