Aviation Landmarks - Norfolk and Suffolk

Aviation Landmarks - Norfolk and Suffolk PDF Author: Peter B. Gunn
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750986557
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 285

Book Description
Norfolk and Suffolk are bursting with aviation heritage, having played key roles in military aviation through the two world wars and beyond. This new edition of Aviation Landmarks– Norfolk and Suffolk presents an updated and revised account of aviation heritage and history through the two world wars right up to the present day. Nearly 70 airfields are covered, along with many lesser-known landmarks including decoy airfields, former radar stations, country houses, buildings, local heritage collections, pubs, village signs and much else. With illustrations, OS grid references and an index this reference guide to the two counties, both in the air and on the ground, will delight interested locals and aviation enthusiasts alike.

Sculthorpe Secrecy and Stealth

Sculthorpe Secrecy and Stealth PDF Author: Peter B. Gunn
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 075095521X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
Set in the north Norfolk countryside, Sculthorpe was the hub of offensive operations until its closure in 1944 for upgrading as a base for heavy bombers, its runway ideal for US Strategic Air Command bombers like the B-29. By 1951, it was formally handed over to US control and became a prime front-line nuclear bomber base as well as a centre of intelligence gathering via secret surveillance flights over Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. There are many unanswered questions about the base during this period, not least regarding the 'RAF Special Duties Flight' which carried out two overflights of the Soviet Union in 1952 and 1954. After 1962, the airfield once again became a standby base used by the USAF, the RAF and the Army.

The USAAF in Suffolk

The USAAF in Suffolk PDF Author: Roy Brazier
Publisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 585

Book Description

Allies in Memory

Allies in Memory PDF Author: Sam Edwards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107074576
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
A fresh perspective on World War II commemoration that identifies the central place of war memory in post-1945 transatlantic relations.
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