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WAR-TORN SKIES OF GREAT BRITAIN: HERTFORDSHIRE

by Julian Evan-Hart

Published by Red Kite. 1st. 2007

Nearly fine condition. Hertfordshire is an area rich in wartime aviation history. This book chronicles that rich heritage with the aid of rare wartime photos, compelling eye-witness accounts and detailed local research. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos.

SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Heavy diagonal crease to page 103/104 else contents clean.

ISBN: 9780955473517
Stock no. 1825380

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • The History of Hertfordshire's Involvement with flight between the years 1784 and 1945
  • Hertfordshire Airfields
  • Bovingdon
  • Broxbourne
  • Elstree
  • Hatfield
  • Hunsdon Amiens Prison Riad - Turbinlite Havocs
  • Leavesden
  • Nuthampstead Nuthampstead under attack!!!
  • Panshanger
  • Radlett
  • Sawbridgeworth
  • Decoy Sites
  • Hatfield and the de Havilland Family
  • World War One
  • Deperdussin Down - the first of many
  • The Schutte Lanz SL-11 down at Cuffley
  • L31 the Potters Bar Zeppelin
  • Bombs dropped on Hertfordshire during World War 1
  • Luftwaffe
  • 30/08/40 Me110 - Shark's Mouth at Kimpton
  • 30/08/40 He 111 - The Hunsdon Heinkel
  • 19/09/40 He 111 - Raider at Thorley
  • 03/10/40 Ju 88 - The Hatfield Junkers
  • 16/10/40 Ju 88 - The Bishop's Stortford Ju 88
  • 08/04/41 He 111 - The Bendish Heinkel
  • 10/04/41 Ju 88 - The Whitwell Ju 88
  • 21/07/41 Ju 88 - The Ace at Ashwell
  • Mines, Bombs and Doodlebugs
  • USAAF
  • Introduction
  • 12/08/44 - Tomahawk Warrior
  • 26/08/44 - Disaster over Weston
  • 12/04/45 - B-17 Peacemaker
  • Crash List
  • Bomb Damage

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