Description: Further DetailsTitle: Sculthorpe Secrecy and StealthCondition: NewEAN: 9780752476834ISBN: 9780752476834Publisher: The History Press LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/03/2014Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmAuthor: Peter B. GunnLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: A Norfolk Airfield in the Cold WarDescription: Set in the north Norfolk countryside, Sculthorpe was the hub of offensive operations until its closure in 1944 for upgrading as a base for heavy bombers, its runway ideal for US Strategic Air Command bombers like the B-29. By 1951, it was formally handed over to US control and became a prime front-line nuclear bomber base as well as a centre of intelligence gathering via secret surveillance flights over Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. There are many unanswered questions about the base during this period, not least regarding the ‘RAF Special Duties Flight’ which carried out two overflights of the Soviet Union in 1952 and 1954. After 1962, the airfield once again became a standby base used by the USAF, the RAF and the Army.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryTopic: Military History, Law & Politics, Travel & Transport, Home Garden & PetsRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Sculthorpe Secrecy and Stealth
Title: Sculthorpe Secrecy and Stealth
EAN: 9780752476834
ISBN: 9780752476834
Release Date: 02/03/2014
Release Year: 2014
Subtitle: A Norfolk Airfield in the Cold War
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Sculthorpe Secrecy and Stealth : Norfolk Airfield in the Cold War
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2014
Topic: Military / General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Item Height: 0.7 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 18.4 Oz
Author: Peter B. Gunn
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
