Fonthill Media has published ‘A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1945-1999’ written by Joe Bamford, John Williams and Peter Gallagher. Its the fourth and final volume of this superb series detailing the history of Britain’s most distinguished RAF station

"Having been classified by the Air Ministry as a ‘Master Diversion’ airfield, RAF Manston was for many years open twenty-four hours a day and available to both civil and military aircraft 365 days a year. It was also later equipped with the Pyrene Foam Landing System, which both civil and military aircraft could use when they had problems with their undercarriage: there is no doubt that the foam carpet saved many lives. The most spectacular occasion that it was used was on 20 April 1967 when a British Eagle Britannia made a complete wheels-up landing. It is claimed that Manston was the only station to serve in every command of the RAF and until its closure in 1999 and probably dealt with more diverse types of aircraft than any other station. During its eighty-three years as a Royal Naval/ RAF airfield, it played host to the Sopwith Camel, Spitfire, Bf 109, He 111, B-29, B-47, Tu-104, F-84 and Concorde, plus many other types that are too numerous to mention."
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• The fourth entry in this superb history of the most important RAF
station in the UK
• Beautifully illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs
• One of the oldest RAF stations, this was an airfield that served Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Command

Publication: 2 March 2020
Authors: Joe Bamford, John Williams and Peter Gallagher
Price: £20.00/$30.00
ISBN: 978-1-78155-764-8
Size: 234 x 156 mm
Binding: Paperback
Extent: 192 pages
Illustrations: 67 mono
Rights: World, all languages

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