V roce 1940 závisel osud civilizovaného světa na výsledku bitvy o Británii. Zdálo se , že je to jiný svět a nepochybně jim i skutečně byl. Autor, který tou dobou ještě chodil do školy, s bezkonkurenčním umem předkládá živé scény z této nejskvělejší hodiny za použití úryvků z oficiálních prohlášení, proslovů Winstona Churchilla a různých dalších informací, které pomáhají navodit atmosféru té doby a poutavě popisují život v čase tak odlišném od toho dnešního.
Filled with the Mosquitos operational record and supplemented with tables, drawings, maps and charts. Describes every operational sortie, verifying battle claims wherever possible against Luftwaffe records. Sharp and Bowyer combine their talents to produce this exceptional record of de Havillands legendary Wooden Wonder. Foreword by Sir Geoffrey de Havilland. Fully revised and up-dated.
'Don't worry about the aircraft overhead. They will be ours.' That confident prediction came from General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Forces, on the eve of the D-Day landings in Normandy. He had every right to sound confident. If Operation Neptune was to succeed, air superiority was crucial, and a massive operation was under way. In the 24 hours of 6 June 1944 some 14,600 sorties were flown by Allied aircraft, involving around 40,000 aircrew, and the RAF were at the forefront of the action.The result of years of meticulous research by the author, the book provides a squadron by squadron, aircraft by aircraft breakdown of the RAF's operational involvement during the liberation of northern Europe. Every aspect is covered, from the mighty aerial armadas of bombers attacking coastal gun batteries to the lone Air-Sea Rescue Walrus amphibian plucking ditched airmen from the English Channel. Aircraft types are presented in their respective categories, their development and activities recorded in immense detail.
Included among the numerous well-known sites are Wittering, home of the Harrier Benson, of photo reconnaissance fame; Brize Norton, now the RAF's in-flight refueller base; Cardington, still the departure point for airship voyages; Eastchurch, where naval aviation was pioneered and London Heathrow where the jet-set age was born. Biggin Hill, Kenley, Hornchurch and many others, well known and otherwise, also lie among the plentiful histories recounted. Completely rewritten from the original, this volume contains many previously unpublished photographs plus a wealth of anecdotes which make the Action Station Revisited series so popular. Arranged in alphabetical order with maps and map references, directions, plus an index, Action Stations Revisited No 2. Central England and London provides a fascinating wealth of information for the historian and enthusiast alike.
