Bomber County A History of the Royal Air Force in Lincolnshire
Lincoln, UK: Lincolnshire Library Service, 1996. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, [x], 142 pp., black and white map tipped-in on inside of back cover, illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, some maps included. Spine ends a little bumped, otherwise a near-fine copy. 1996 revised edition. A detailed history of the long association between Britain's Royal Air Force and the county of Lincolnshire. Told with clarity, compassion and humour by aviation and RAF enthusiast Terry Hancock, this book covers the early stationing of the RAF at Lincolnshire in 1914, the part played by the flying training schools between the wars, the RAF's role in the bomber offensive in World War Two (leading Lincolnshire to become known as a "bomber county") and beyond. Item #4467
Price (AUD): $50.00