I have the brought the book ‘suffolk airfields of the second world’ and i have read countless times over only having owned it for 4 months, i carrry it every where with me, so if i have spare time i can read it, the book has started to come apart because of this.
This is 1 of many books about airfields of britain, there are loads more and they are £12.95 and well worth the money.
Visit this link to see more about them
http://www.countrysidebooks.co.uk/book-catalogue-category.php?category=44
By: Lincoln - 3rd June 2008 at 11:03
I’ve got the Lincolnshire one and I agree it’s a great book, I’ve read it cover to cover at least twice. At some point I’d like the Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire ones.
It’s facinating how many airfields there are around the small area where I live. I knew about the obvious ones, Fiskerton for example, but others like Dunholme Lodge I had no idea existed (had I gone to the school in Welton I’m sure I would of, but as I didn’t, I didn’t), and Bardney I knew about from working in austacre wood with my dad and Butterfly conservation when I was 6,7,8 years old, and one of the older gentlemen was telling me about the airfield.
By: Luscombe Pilot - 2nd June 2008 at 11:02
Airfield Books
Although not specifically directed at airfields, you might find “British Built Aircraft” series of interest. Published by Tempus, it covers locations used for aircraft manufacture from 1908 up to about 2005, when the series was completed. This includes many airfields and the information goes well alongside the “Action Stations” series, or indeed the county-based series “Suffolk / Hampshire Airfields of the Second World War” that you refer to.
No website as such, but listed at
By: Carpetbagger - 23rd May 2008 at 20:15
I have the Hampshire version and very good it is too. I go past Chilbolton quite often and always wonder what it would have been like to be driving along and see a P-47, or later, a Swift go over. No fear of that now, they’d crash into the big dish.
John
Sign In
May 23, 2008 at 8:04 pm