Author: Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore,
Title: ACTION STATIONS - 8. Military Airfields of Greater London.
Description: Patrick Stephens, Cambridge, 1984, 1st edn., 248pp, frontis map, half tone photo pictorial title, numerous in text half tone photo ills.maps and diagrams, half tone photo pictorial endpapers, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, a comprehensive account of the airfields surrounding Greater London, the fighter airfields which came to public prominence during the Battle of Britain and then the blitz but with pre and post WW2 history where available, with an alphabetical listing of 75 airfields covering their location, dates operational, squadrons and aircraft types using the airfield with brief details of operations, contemporary photo ills. and airfield plans/maps for many, lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extyrems., spine slightly sunned, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

Keywords: war ww2 raf air force britain england topography greater london airfields


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