A comprehensive and meticulously researched landmark work charting the construction, operational history and post-war use of the airfields of the RAF and USAAF in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Supported by a wealth of 690 photographs and airfield plans providing a unique illustration into the life of each wartime airfield.
Rare Birds brings together dozens of the rare aircraft of WWII to tell a complete picture of the greatest conflict of the golden age of aviation. With craft drawn from all the combatant nations, this book is a fun and informative source of knowledge for any aviation enthusiast. A must-read for anyone with an interest in rare and unusual aircraft.
This unique photographic and textual history into the very earliest days of flight in Russia covers the period from the end of the 19th Century until the fall of Imperial Russia in 1917.
Based on personal interviews, the narrative follows 15 selected former members of aircrew during their respective training and tours of duty with XV Squadron. The stories reveal their thoughts, concerns, hopes and fears as they struggle to complete a tour of duty, which consisted of flying night after night, over heavily defended enemy territory.
This book offers a powerfully intimate account of the Battle of Britain, related by young pilots in their most unguarded moments, talking with their chaplain. Guy Mayfield was the Station Chaplain at the Royal Air Force's Duxford base in the summer of 1940, and his diary is full of stories told by the pilots in his charge during that period of ......
ISBN-13: 9781904897316
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
The story of one of Britains most distinguished RAF stations. Not as well-known as Biggin Hill, Manston was the nearest airfield to the Luftwaffe and suffered accordingly. The stations motto was Arise to Protect and in two wars Manston carried out that role. It was the only station that housed aircraft of every command as well as the USAAF.
This book and 4-DVD set provides a fascinating account of the epic conflict on land, sea and air, from the darkest days of the war to the spectacular sea battles that broke the Japanese advance and the struggle to liberate Asia and the Pacific which followed. This Commemorative Edition hardcover includes four DVDs with all 26 episodes ......