Название: Tangmere: Famous Royal Air Force Fighter Station An Authorised History
Автор: Reginald Byron, David Coxon
Издательство: Grub Street
ISBN: 1909166197
Год: 2013
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 352
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 17,4 МБ
Язык: Английский
This is the first full history of the Royal Air Force fighter station at Tangmere, West Sussex, from its beginnings in the First World War until its untimely closure in 1970. In its day, it was one of the best-known and strategically most important fighter stations in the British Isles. Tangmere first became prominent in the 1920s and 1930s for the highly polished air displays given at the RAF Pageants at Hendon by the pilots and aircraft of its resident squadrons, 1 and 43. On the outbreak of the Second World War, 1 Squadron was the first RAF squadron to be sent to France. With the fall of France in May 1940, Tangmeres squadrons found themselves right on the front line and during the Battle of Britain Tangmere was one of the main fighter stations constantly engaging with the deadly Luftwaffe.