| A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1945-1999 Contributor(s): Bamford, Joe (Author), Williams, John (Other), Gallagher, Peter (Other) |
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ISBN: 1781557640 ISBN-13: 9781781557648 Publisher: Fonthill Media OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Aviation - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 358.417 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Having been classified by the Air Ministry as a 'Master Diversion' airfield, RAF Manston was for many years open twenty-four hours a day and available to both civil and military aircraft 365 days a year. It was also later equipped with the Pyrene foam system, which both civil and military aircraft could use when they had problems with their undercarriage: there is no doubt that the foam carpet saved many lives. The most spectacular occasion that it was used was on 20 April 1967 when a British Eagle Britannia made a complete wheels-up landing. It is claimed that Manston was the only station to serve in every command of the RAF and until its closure in 1999; it probably dealt with more diverse types of aircraft than any other station. During its eighty-three years as a Royal Naval/RAF airfield, it played host to the Sopwith Camel, Spitfire, Bf 109, He 111, B-29, B-47, Tu-104, F-84 and Concorde, plus many other types that are too numerous to mention. |