{"id":9857463565,"title":"Suffolk Airfields in the Second World War","handle":"suffolk-airfields-in-the-second-world-war","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illustrated, action-packed book contains a full account of the part played by Suffolk's airfields during the Second World War. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of each airfield is described, with details of the planes and the pilots who flew them, and the local civilians who worked alongside them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe subject is brought vividly to life with detailed accounts, alongside photos of the airmen themselves and their aircraft. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe build-up of the RAF air offensive after 1940, and the arrival of the huge USAAF Eighth Air Force in 1942, meant that by early 1945 in Suffolk alone, there were some 1300 aircraft flying from 32 airfields. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book details the history of these airfields - RAF or USAAF - and highlights the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003emajor wartime operations and the many and varied aircraft that comprised the operational squadrons\u003c\/b\u003e. 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