{"id":7677973627054,"title":"Northamptonshire Airfields in the Second World War","handle":"northamptonshire-airfields-in-the-second-world-war","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis fully illustrated book is an account of the part played by Northamptonshire’s airfields during the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The history of each airfield is described, with details of the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians, and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also covered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the start of the Second World War, there were just two service stations operational in Northamptonshire – Peterborough and Wittering. These were soon joined by Sywell, Croughton (now used by the USAF), Denton, Hinton-in-the-Hedges and Collyweston. A further 11 were built over the following four years, including Harrington, which was constructed by U.S. army aviation engineers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom some of those airfields, bombers of the USAAF’s ‘Mighty Eighth’ Air Force flew increasingly larger raids into the dangerous, smoke-filled skies of occupied Europe. Many of Northamptonshire’s airfields served as training grounds for new pilots and this important contribution is marked by two memorial stones, one at Silverstone and the other at Sywell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGraham Smith’s action-packed book describes the history of each airfield and highlights the major operations and raids carried out from them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The effects of the war on the daily lives of the people of Northamptonshire, and the constant dangers they suffered, are also detailed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 256 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Graham Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781853065293\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-05-19T10:34:57+01:00","created_at":"2022-05-19T10:33:52+01:00","vendor":"Countryside Books","type":"Books","tags":["By region_Northamptonshire"],"price":1499,"price_min":1499,"price_max":1499,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42934693462190,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Northamptonshire Airfields in the Second World War","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1499,"weight":200,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-3,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/NorthantsAirfields.jpg?v=1652952833"],"featured_image":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/NorthantsAirfields.jpg?v=1652952833","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Northamptonshire Airfields in the Second World War cover WW2 aviation","id":24209973510318,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.716,"height":698,"width":500,"src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/NorthantsAirfields.jpg?v=1652952833"},"aspect_ratio":0.716,"height":698,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/NorthantsAirfields.jpg?v=1652952833","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis fully illustrated book is an account of the part played by Northamptonshire’s airfields during the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The history of each airfield is described, with details of the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians, and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also covered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the start of the Second World War, there were just two service stations operational in Northamptonshire – Peterborough and Wittering. These were soon joined by Sywell, Croughton (now used by the USAF), Denton, Hinton-in-the-Hedges and Collyweston. A further 11 were built over the following four years, including Harrington, which was constructed by U.S. army aviation engineers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom some of those airfields, bombers of the USAAF’s ‘Mighty Eighth’ Air Force flew increasingly larger raids into the dangerous, smoke-filled skies of occupied Europe. Many of Northamptonshire’s airfields served as training grounds for new pilots and this important contribution is marked by two memorial stones, one at Silverstone and the other at Sywell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGraham Smith’s action-packed book describes the history of each airfield and highlights the major operations and raids carried out from them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The effects of the war on the daily lives of the people of Northamptonshire, and the constant dangers they suffered, are also detailed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 256 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Graham Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781853065293\u003c\/p\u003e"}