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Somewhere in the Midlands - A History of U.S.A.A.F.Station 522, Smethwick (Paperback)
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Somewhere in the Midlands - A History of U.S.A.A.F.Station 522, Smethwick (Paperback)
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Loot Price R245
Discovery Miles 2 450
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Army Force Station 522, at Beakes Road, Smethwick, Staffordshire,
was created on 25th August 1943 in order to meet the increasing
demands of the United States Army Air Force in the European Theatre
of Operations. Situated at least 50 miles from the nearest USA Air
Force base, its Midlands location was appropriate for the movement
of equipment throughout the country. Also, its distance from the
airfields gave the depot a degree of security and it was not bombed
during its American occupation. The base was in use until October
1945 as a storage, supply, and repair depot for Air Force
equipment. It was responsible for supplying all the radio and radar
equipment for the American air bases around the country. After
D-Day a contingent of men from Smethwick was sent to the continent
where they carried out similar duties. This title chronicles the
day-to-day running of USAAF Station 522, and recounts the
experiences of the men of the 879th, 892nd and 908th Signal Depot
Companies that were based there. It also looks at the sociological
effects that the American unit had on the locality of Smethwick and
Bearwood, one of these being the numerous Anglo-American weddings.
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