Battle Of Britain Airfields Of 11 Group

Author : Peter Jacobs
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783460311

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Battle of Britain: Airfields of 11 Group by Peter Jacobs Pdf

The Royal Air Force's 11 Group played a leading role in the Battle of Britain. It included the airfields at Tangmere, Westhampnett, Kenley, Croydon, Biggin Hill, West Malling, Horchurch, Hawkinge, Gravesend, Manston, Rochford, North Weald, Martlesham Heath, Stapleford Tawney, Debden and Northolt. The most famous of 'The Few' saw action in this vital airspace over southern England, London and the Home Counties. The book will give an overview of the Battle and then go on to describe the part played by the squadrons and pilots from each base between the dangerous period between 10 July and 31 October 1940. It will include a map of each airfield as it was then and a guide to what remains and places of significance nearby that can be visited today.

Author : Charles Messenger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
ISBN : UOM:39076001849871

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Battle of Britain by Charles Messenger Pdf

Author : T.C.G. James
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135273989

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The Battle of Britain by T.C.G. James Pdf

This is the second volume of the classified history of air defence in Great Britain. Written while World War II was still being fought, the account has an analysis of the defensive tactics of Fighter Command, and attempts a day-by-day analysis of the action as it took place.

Author : Edward Bishop
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000458114

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The Battle of Britain by Edward Bishop Pdf

This book, first published in 1960, is a close examination of the twelve most decisive weeks in British history. It looks at the responsibility of pre-war politicians for the preparedness of the air defence system, the conflicting views on the conduct of the battle on both sides, the attitude of the US, and the part played by such leading figures as Dowding, Park, Beaverbrook, Kesselring and Sperle.

Author : Peter Jacobs
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473811775

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Airfields of the D-Day Invasion Air Force by Peter Jacobs Pdf

As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area—in this case Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, Essex and Greater London. The South east 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 and broadland and coastal hideaways that have no equal.The airfields and other places of interest include Northolt, Manston, Sculthorp, Dunsfold, Swanton Morley, Hunsdon, Gravesend, Detling, Biggin Hill, Kenley, Redhill, Gatwick, Heston, Hornchurch, Chailey, Coolham, Horne, West Malling and Newchurch.This book looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, what remains today and explores the favourite 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.

Author : Marcel Jullian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Britain, Battle of, 1940
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080738227

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The Battle of Britain, July-September 1940 by Marcel Jullian Pdf

Author : Adam Claasen
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781775590040

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Dogfight by Adam Claasen Pdf

This book tells the story of Australians and New Zealanders in one of the Second World War’s defining and most memorable campaigns. From July until October 1940, the German air force (the Luftwaffe) sought aerial supremacy in skies over England as a prerequisite for an invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion). The ensuing conflict of Luftwaffe and RAF aircraft in the long summer of 1940 became forever known as the Battle of Britain. Of the 574 overseas pilots in the campaign, the New Zealand contingent of 134 airmen was second in size only to the Polish contribution. The Australian involvement, though smaller, was a healthy 37. Thus a fifth of overseas pilots were Anzacs. Among these colonials were some of the Battle of Britain’s widely admired aces. Of the top ten pilots with the greatest number of victories two were New Zealanders (C. F. Gray and B. Carbury) and one an Australian (P. Hughes). Australian and New Zealand aircrew were also employed in attacking enemy Channel ports and airfields as part of Bomber and Coastal Command’s attempts to thwart invasion preparations and blunt the Luftwaffe aerial onslaught. The Anzacs also had a fellow compatriot at the highest level in the Fighter Command system: the highly regarded New Zealander Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park, who was instrumental in devising and implementing the integrated air defence of Britain around Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft, radio control and radar. In the spring of 1940, he was given the command of Group 11, which would face the brunt of the German aggression in south-east England. The success of Park’s plans and operational initiatives, and the role played by Anzac pilots and aircrew, would all contribute to the conflict’s eventual successful outcome.

Author : Jon Lake
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781908273918

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The Battle of Britain by Jon Lake Pdf

In the summer of 1940, the most important battle in the history of air warfare was fought between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe in the skies over southern Britain. Superbly illustrated, The Battle of Britain provides a gripping account of the conflict.

Author : Derek Wood,Derek D. Dempster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
ISBN : IND:30000063840692

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The Narrow Margin: the Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Power, 1930-1940 by Derek Wood,Derek D. Dempster Pdf

Beretter med mange fotos om optakten til og gennemførelsen af "Slaget om England".

Author : Robin J Brooks
Publisher : After the Battle
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399076814

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Aerodromes Of Fighter Command by Robin J Brooks Pdf

RAF Fighter Command was established in July 1936 to provide the airborne element in the defense of Britain against air attack. The aerodromes under the Command described in this book came under the control of several Groups: No. 9 in the west, No. 10 covering the south-west, No. 11 in the south-east, No.?12 on the eastern side of the country, and Nos. 13 and 14 protecting the extreme north. In this volume the activities of over 90 airfields are described and illustrated in our ‘then and now’ theme, both on the ground and from above. Many, having served their purpose, have returned to farmland leaving only odd vestiges to recall their former role as front-line fighter stations. Others have succumbed to the encroachment of housing or industry or even been totally expunged from the map through mining activities. On the other hand, a number have continued to be used as airfields, either for sport or business flying, and some continue as major airports with modern facilities. Sadly the post-war years have witnessed the slow decline of the RAF presence at so many of their former bases, two having closed during our research for this book. And some have found a new lease of life with the Army . . . or even the Ministry of Justice! All came into their own during the six years of war and the scars from that battle are still evident if one cares to look. Moldering buildings from the former era remain as poignant reminders of the airmen and women who once inhabited them . . . now standing almost as memorials to the thousands who never came through. This is their story.

Author : Robert Wright
Publisher : Little Brown and Company (UK)
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080738664

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Dowding and the Battle of Britain by Robert Wright Pdf

Author : Sqn Ldr Peter Brown AFC
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750979771

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Honour Restored by Sqn Ldr Peter Brown AFC Pdf

The Battle of Britain was won in 1940 by the squadrons of Fighter Command under the leadership of Air Chief Marshal Dowding who was given no public honour or recognition for this great achievement in saving Britain from Nazi invasion and occupation - here now is a searching and advanced review which justifies Dowding's place of honour in British history. This book is written by a Spitfire pilot who served at readiness and in combat throughout the Battle of Britain in day fighter squadrons. His personal observations of the war during 1939 and 1940 combined with many years of research has produced a penetrating review of the Battle with many of the old myths dispelled. The author tells of the sacrifices of the people of Britain, the great courage and tenacity of our young fighter pilots, always outnumbered by the Liftwaffe bombers and fighters. He courageously exposes and shames the appalling behaviour of the Air Ministry cabal of senior officers who attacked and dishonoured Dowding at this time of great crisis in our history. Questions such as: who controlled the Battle? was it Reichsmarschall Goering or the weather? was there really a Big Wing Philosophy or was it just a Big Wing myth? why were WWI night fighting tactics for slow flying biplanes introduced by the Air Ministry in 1940 as a defence over London against fast flying modern Luftwaffe bombers? why was there a cabal and who were the members, plus many more, are discussed? This is a book telling of honour restored to the people of Britain, our fighter pilots, and Air Chief Marshal Dowding - sadly it also tells of dishonour.

Author : Adam Powley
Publisher : Character-19
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Battle of Britain by Adam Powley Pdf

The Battle of Britain was not a particularly long campaign. In essence, it started on 10 July 1940 and after four main phases it ended (or to be more accurate, faded and evolved into a less distinctive battle), by the end of October that same year. Its origins lay in the devastating conquest of Western Europe by Germany in 1940. After overrunning Belgium and the Netherlands, on 14 June the Germans took control of Paris and, within two days, the French capitulated. Britain now stood alone. The Channel was all that lay between the south coast of England and the German forces massing on the coastline just 20 miles away. With the whole country fearing Britain would be next, on 18 June Churchill spoke to the nation via Parliament in a classic speech that left no one in any doubt as to the epoch-shaping seriousness of the situation. With invasion threatened, the hour of destiny over British shores was at hand. This was conflict in the raw, a life-or-death struggle in which the terrors of 20th-century combat were brutally brought home to the nation’s doorsteps during what became known as the Blitz. Illustrated with archive photographs this superb book charts the Battle of Britain.

Author : Richard Collier
Publisher : Canelo + ORM
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800325883

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Eagle Day by Richard Collier Pdf

This is the gripping story of the Battle of Britain; of some of the most fateful weeks in history. Drawing on eyewitness accounts from both the RAF and the Luftwaffe, this is a compelling story of history in the making through an intensely fought battle, taking the reader into the heart of the action as told by those who fought and experienced it. The book not only captures the often savage reality of the air battles over the Channel and southern England, but it also traces the true course of the Battle of Britain as it unfolded between August 6th and September 15th, 1940 as the German and British Commanders made their fateful decisions, and Spitfires and Messerschmitts whirled and fought in the skies. It was in these six weeks that the fate of the war, and Britain, were to be decided. A classic account of one of the Second World War’s most iconic battles, perfect for readers of Max Hastings or James Holland.

Author : Greg Baughen
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The RAF in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain by Greg Baughen Pdf

In May 1940, the opposing German and Allied forces seemed reasonably well matched. On the ground, the four allied nations had more troops, artillery and tanks. Even in the air, the German advantage in numbers was slight. Yet two months later, the Allied armies had been crushed. The Netherlands, Belgium and France had all surrendered and Britain stood on her own, facing imminent defeat. Subsequent accounts of the campaign have tended to see this outcome as predetermined, with the seeds of defeat sown long before the fighting began. Was it so inevitable? Should the RAF have done more to help the Allied armies? Why was such a small proportion of the RAF's frontline strength committed to the crucial battle on the ground? Could Fighter Command have done more to protect the British and French troops being evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk? This study looks at the operations flown and takes a fresh look at the fatal decisions made behind the scenes, decisions that unnecessarily condemned RAF aircrews to an unequal struggle and ultimately ensured Allied defeat. What followed became the RAF's finest hour with victory achieved by the narrowest of margins. Or was it, as some now suggest, a victory that was always inevitable? If so, how was the German military juggernaut that had conquered most of Europe so suddenly halted? This study looks at the decisions and mistakes made by both sides. It explains how the British obsession with bomber attacks on cities had led to the development of the wrong type of fighter force and how only a fortuitous sequence of events enabled Fighter Command to prevail. It also looks at how ready the RAF was to deal with an invasion. How much air support could the British Army have expected? Why were hundreds of American combat planes and experienced Polish and Czech pilots left on the sidelines? And when the Blitz began, and Britain finally got the war it was expecting, what did this campaign tell us about the theories on air power that had so dominated pre-war air policy? All these questions and more are answered in Greg Baughen's third book. Baughen describes the furious battles between the RAF and the Luftwaffe and the equally bitter struggle between the Air Ministry and the War Office - and explains how close Britain really came to defeat in the summer of 1940.