A Fighter Command Station at War

A Fighter Command Station at War A Photographic Record of RAF Westhampnett from the Battle of Britain to D-Day and Beyond Language:English Format:Paperback Dimensions:6.1" x 9.2" Pages:224 Publisher:Frontline Books ISBN:9781399023627 Item No. 9781399023627 Situated close to the South Coast, on flat land to the north of Chichester in West Sussex, lies Goodwood Aerodrome. This pleasant rural airfield was once home to squadrons of Hurricanes, Spitfires and later Typhoons. RAF Westhampnett was at the forefront of the Battle of Britain as a satellite to the Sector (or controlling) Station of RAF Tangmere, part of 11 Group, which bore the brunt of the struggle for Britain's survival in 1940.It became the base of Wing Commander Douglas Bader until he was shot down over France, as Fighter Command took the war to the enemy with operational sweeps over Occupied Europe. Those operations included the infamous Channel Dash which