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Into the Night Sky: RAF Middleton St George - A Bomber Airfield at War

By Paul , Tweddle

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780752496139, 0752496131
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
11 MB (11301369 bytes)
Pages
511 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1939-1945 -- Aerial operations1939-1945--Aerial operationsAerial -- BritishAerial--British;History;World WarBritish;Military operationsBritish;RAF Middleton St. George (England) -- HistHISTORY--Europe--Western;World War

Description

Britain's most northerly bomber base in County Durham played a key role in the RAF's strategic night bomber offensive against Germany - from when the resident Whiteley bomber squadron flew its first offensive operational sorties in April 1941 up until the end of the war in May 1945. This book details the history of this bomber base.;Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Building of a Bomber Station; 2. First Steps; 3. Life on the Airfield; 4. A Long Way from Home; 5. The Dawn of a New Era; 6. The Main Offensive; 7. The Last Lap; 8. The End of the Line; 9. The Reasons Why; Appendix 1: The Creation of an Air Force; Appendix 2: The Squadrons; Appendix 3: Losses Sustained by Squadrons at Middleton St George; Select Bibliography.

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