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Southern and West Country Airfields of the D-Day Invasion: 2nd Tactical Air Force in Southern and South-West England in WWII
Contributor(s): Jacobs, Peter (Author)
ISBN: 1844159019     ISBN-13: 9781844159017
Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
OUR PRICE:   $22.46  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - Aviation
- History | Military - World War Ii
- History | Europe - General
Dewey: 940.5
Series: Aviation Heritage Trail
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.10 lbs) 196 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Jacobs, Peter: - Peter Jacobs served nearly 37 years in the RAF (1977-2013) as an air defence navigator, initially on the F4 Phantom and later on the Tornado F3\. He has written twenty books including Daring Raids of World War Two: Heroic Land, Sea and Air Attacks (2015); Bomber Command: Airfields of Lincolnshire (2016) and The RAF in 100 Objects (2017).