RAF Westhampnett – A Fighter Command Station at War
Situated close to the South Coast, on flat land to the north of Chichester in West Sussex, lies Goodwood Aerodrome. This pleasant rural airfield was once home to squadrons of...
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Lympne Airfield At War and Peace
Lympne Airfield: At War and Peace is the story of ‘Kent’s Garden Airfield’, so called because of its location on an escarpment overlooking Hythe and Romney Marsh. An airfield born...
From Moths to Merlins: RAF West Malling: Premier Night Fighter Station
As a small club airfield during the 1930s, West Malling was very popular with flyers. Taken over by the RAF in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War,...
Detling Airfield: A History 1915-1959
This is the story of Detling airfield, from its earliest days through its role in the Second World War – when several dramatic and tragic events occurred – and finally...
Westhampnett At War
DETAILS Hardcover: 150 pages Publisher: Privately Published (2010) ASIN: B00V5510LM Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16.7 x 2.8 cm
Throwley 1917-1919: Kent’s Forgotten Airfield
The forgotten airfield at Throwley, Faversham, Kent, which existed between 1917 and 1919, was created to aid Britain’s coastal defence after the public’s fearful outcry in response to Zeppelin raids...
