The Complete History of Britain's Military Airfields: South East England (3) - Couverture rigide

Lee, David W

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0859791106 ISBN 13 : 9780859791106

Editeur : Crecy Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Military airfields in Kent, through Sussex, Hampshire up to Swindon in Wiltshire are all in the third volume of the new Action Stations Revisited series. Airfields from which flimsy biplanes and blimps of World War I rose to defend Britain and from which Hurricanes and Spitfires took on the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Airfields from which the RAF fought the long Cold War and more recent conflicts. Instantly recognised names like Manston, Hawkinge, Odiham, Tangmere, Lee-on-Solent, Greenham Common, Thorney Island, Farnborough and Wroughton mingle with less well known places such as Bekesbourne, Welford, Grain, Hartford Bridge, Throwley, Ramsbury and Woodchurch. The relics of the little known story of the Sound Mirrors, Britain’s early warning system before radar, are amongst the many previously unpublished accounts and photographs which illustrate this comprehensive coverage of Britain’s front line airfields. Arranged in alphabetical order with maps and map references, directions, plus an index, Action Stations Revisited No 3. South East England provides a fascinating wealth of information for any aviation historian or enthusiast.

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À propos de l'auteur

David W Lee has had a lifetime interest in aviation. After an engineering career which included the Rolls-Royce Flight Test Establishment at Hucknall, he spent sixteen years with the Imperial War Museum, retiring as Deputy Director of Duxford and Curator of Aircraft. David has written a number of aviation books, technical reports and airshow souvenir programmes and is Technical Editor for a series of airfield histories. A past chairman of the British Aviation Preservation Council and the Transport Trust, David now organises and conducts tours of Duxford and other airfields. He has commentated and lectured widely in the UK, Europe and Australasia and is a widower with four grown-up children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Crecy Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0859791106
• ISBN 13: 9780859791106
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible