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Duxford 1940 - A Battle of Britain Base at War (Paperback)
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Duxford 1940 - A Battle of Britain Base at War (Paperback)
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The Imperial War Museum site at Duxford is rightly recognised as
the premier aviation museum in Europe, hosting exciting air shows
and where the evocative sight and sound of an airborne Spitfire can
be experienced most days. Back in the dark days of 1940, however,
when Britain alone defied Nazi Germany, Duxford was a crucial
Sector Station in Fighter Command's front line. Flying Hurricanes
and Spitfires, Allied fighter pilots scrambled from Duxford's grass
runway time and time again to engage the enemy. Indeed, from here
that legendary airman Douglas Bader frequently sallied forth to
drive back the Luftwaffe that fateful summer, alongside other
'aces' such as Brian Lane, George 'Grumpy' Unwin, and Alan 'Ace'
Haines. Duxford's Station Commander was the flamboyant Group
Captain 'Woody' Woodhall, who doubled as the fighter controller;
the introduction to this book features his hitherto unpublished
memoir on the Battle of Britain period, leading the reader
perfectly into this unique collection of extremely rare photographs
presented by well-known aviation historian Dilip Sarkar. Most
photographs originate in the personal albums of Duxford survivors,
and provide, therefore, an incredible window through which we are
able to glimpse the life, and death, at Battle of Britain Duxford.
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