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A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1945-1999

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  • Engelsk
  • 192 sider

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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 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; it 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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  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal192
  • Udgivelsesdato16-04-2020
  • ISBN139781781557648
  • Forlag Fonthill Media Ltd
  • FormatPaperback
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  • Vægt417 g
  • Dybde1,2 cm
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    15,6 cm
    23,4 cm

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