According to the Ravenshead Newsletter History pages there was an airfield.
The craft centre on Longdale Lane has a military look to it even today. The entrance to a field across the road from it also has a military appearance.
My late Father knew there was a secret airfield there but I can recall no details
Okinawa was another in the long line of islands, leading them nearer to Japan. The capture of Okinawa would give the Americans an airfield, and a shorter flight to bomb mainland of Japan.
During WWII the airfield at Heathhall, Dumfries was attacked by a lone fighter and I believe he was shot down and the pilot killed. The pilot was believed to have been buried in Troqueer Church, Dumfries. Gretna, Dumfriesshire, was bombed on 7th April 1941. Seven bombs were dropped causing the loss of 28 killed.
The Tuskegee Airmen were active during World War II, primarily from 1941 to 1946. They were the first group of African American military pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps, trained at the Tuskegee Army Airfield in Alabama. Their contributions to the war effort and their success in combat significantly helped pave the way for the integration of the U.S. armed forces.
What was a popular drink during world war 1 & 2? What was a popular drink during world war 1 & 2?
Schools were not closed during World War 1.
Nottingham is in England
In the Somme valley. It was where Richthofen squadron was stationed.
Nottingham forest are the best team in the world!
Nottingham, England
During World War 2, the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Mississippi for antisubmarine defence in the Gulf of Mexico, and for training pilots and air crews of the USAAF fighters and bombers. These were the vital airfields in Mississippi: --------------------------------------------------- Columbus Army Airfield---Columbus, Mississippi Fletcher Army Airfield---Clarksdale, Mississippi Greenwood Army Airfield---Greenwood, Mississippi Greenville Army Airfield---Greenville, Mississippi Gulfport Army Airieild---Gulfport, Mississippi Jackson Army Air Base---Jackson, Mississippi Keesler Army Airfield---Biloxi, Misssissippi Clevland Army Airfield---Clevland, Mississippi Key Field---Meridian Mississippi Laural Army Airfield---Laural, Mississippi Hattiesburg Army Airfield---Hattiesburg, Mississippi Grenada Army Airfield---Grenada, Mississippi ------------------------------------------------------------------ The the vital importance of Mississippi in World War 2 was because of it's numerous Airfields and Air Bases.
Farnborough was an RAF airfield during Wprld War 2 so it would most likely have been bombed.
Shortly before and during World War II (1939-1945) Akishima was an important center of aircraft manufacturing. It also was the site of Tachikawa Airfield, which extended into Akishima from the neighboring city of Tachikawa. After the war the airfield became a United States Air Force base.
The opposite side of the world to Nottingham, UK, is located in the southern Pacific Ocean, roughly near the coordinates of New Zealand. This point is known as the antipode of Nottingham. Since it is situated in the ocean, there are no significant landmasses directly opposite Nottingham. The nearest land would be the Chatham Islands, part of New Zealand.
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Because it had an airfield capable of operating fighters.
Could you please specify which airfield you are referring to? There are many airfields around the world, each associated with different events or locations. Providing more context would help in giving a precise answer.
Not as we would have seen during the first World War but there were a number of foxholes (DFP : defensive fighting position)around Henderson Field that Marines used as the Japanese tried to overrun the airfield .