Description
RAF Waddington has a history as long and illustrious as any in the Royal Air Force and is best known for its role as a base for bomber aircraft, although it did not begin its days as a bomber station. Back in the early days of World War I it was selected as a suitable site for a training airfield by a team of Royal Flying Corps aviators which included one Major Arthur Travers Harris, later to become Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War Two.
Waddington remained a training station for the RFC throughout the First World War and countless British, Empire, Commonwealth, American and even Russian students were successfully trained there.
Unlike most WW1 aerodromes, Waddington was not handed back to its original owners but instead remained on the War Office books, albeit unused, until November 1926, when it was reactivated as a home for five Special Reserve squadrons, all manned by part-time volunteers.
During WW2 it was home, at various times, to 110 Squadron, 50 Squadron and 44 Squadron, 207 Squadron, 420 (Snowy Owl) Squadron, RCAF and 467 and 463 squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
The full story of the men, the aircraft and the major sorties flown from RAF Waddington in the wartime years are comprehensively described within the pages of this substantial and detailed account, illustrated with over 100 black & white historic photographs. As such it is sure to be of great interest to aviation enthusiasts, historians and veterans of the many squadrons that served at the station over the years.
Details
Publisher - Woodfield Publishing
Language - English
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Raymond Leach
Published Date - July 21 2024
ISBN - 9781903953440
Dimensions - 29.7 x 21.0 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 280
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