Latest release from Fonthill Media:-

A Detailed History of RAF Manston
1941-1945: Invicta – The Undefeated
Joe Bamford, John Williams and Peter Gallagher

The third volume of this superb four-volume series detailing the history of Britain’s most distinguished RAF station.

 The third in this superb history of the most important RAF station in the UK

 Beautifully illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs

 Covers the vital early part of the Second World War, including the station’s involvement in the Battle of Britain, the Dunkirk evacuation, Channel Dash and the flawed Dieppe raid

Air Commodore Pink chose RAF Manston as his final resting place and a number of aces from the First World War such as Squadron Leader Bartlett served there. After the uncertainty of the 1920s, RAF Manston grew rapidly during the 1930s to become one of the busiest airfields in the country.

The School of Technical Training was at the forefront of the RAF where thousands of airmen trained each year and it was an integral part of the service’s expansion scheme.

Empire Air Days and air races became regular events during the 1930s and when Ramsgate Municipal Airport opened, RAF Manston had to compete with it to stage them.

No. 48 Squadron was formed at Manston in 1936 with the Avro Anson and it was the RAF’s first monoplane to have a retractable undercarriage
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On the outbreak of war, various fighter squadrons operated from Manston and being the airfield closest to France, its squadrons proudly played a leading role in the evacuation of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain.

Bibliographic Information

Publication: 27 January 2017
Price: £18.99/$29.95
ISBN: 978-1-78155-096-0
Size: 234 x 156 mm
Binding: Paperback
Extent: 192 pages
Illustrations: 31 mono
Rights: World, all languages

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