Mills, Geoff/Knowles, Daniel RAF and USAAF Airfields in the UK

A complete list of airfields including unit dates and aircraft operated. Highly informative and beautifully illustrated with numerous photographs showing the layout and life at Second World War airfields. Shortly after the end of the Second World War, the United Kingdom was described as one vast aircraft carrier anchored off the coast of Europe. During a seven-year period, 500 airfields were constructed to serve the needs first of the RAF and later the USAAF as they carried the war to German-occupied Europe.
The airfields that were constructed took many different forms, from training airfields and advanced landing grounds to grass fighter airstrips and vast complexes used to accommodate heavy bombers.
"RAF and USAAF Airfields in the UK" charts the history of each Second World War airfield in and around the UK, providing a unique insight into the construction, operational life, and post-war history of each airfield. Alongside detailing the history of each airfield, this work comprehensively records the details of each unit that operated from airfields around the UK. The information provided in this meticulously researched book is supported by some 620 photographs, providing an illustration into the life of each wartime station.

The airfields that were built took many different forms, from training airfields and forward landing strips to grass airfields for fighter aircraft and huge complexes for heavy bombers.
The book traces the history of every Second World War airfield in and around the UK, offering a unique insight into the construction, operation and post-war history of each airfield. As well as detailing the history of each airfield, this work also includes comprehensive details of every unit that operated from the UK's airfields. The information in this meticulously researched book is supported by around 620 photographs which give an insight into life at each airfield during the war.