RAF Duxford
A History in Photographs from 1917 to the Present Day
A pictorial account of the airfield's 90-year history-from WWI to housing the largest collection of war and peacetime vintage aircraft in Europe. Established in 1917 to train Royal Flying Corps aircrew, during WWI Duxford was also the base for two United States Aero Squadrons, 137 and 159, and by the end was a mobilization airfield for three DH9 day bomber squadrons. During the 1920s and 30s, expansion continued apace, with three fighter squadrons, 19, 29 and 111, and the presence of many illustrious names, including Harry Broadhurst, Johnny Kent and Frank Whittle. The first aerodrome in Fighter Command to receive the Spitfire (in August 1938…
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- ISBN: 978-1-909166-75-2
- EAN: 9781909166752
- Produktnummer: 35790744
- Verlag: Grub Street Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
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Richard Smith specializes in Aviation Military History.
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