A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1945-1999
Joe Bamford, John Williams & Peter Gallagher
A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1945-1999
Joe Bamford, John Williams & Peter Gallagher
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After the War Manston became a Transport Command staging post. Between 1950 and 1958 Manston was under the control of the USAAF. The 60s were dominated by aircraft using the Foam Landing system which became operational in 1964. Until it closed in 1999 RAF Manston remained an important front-line station with a long history going back to 1916.
Having served in the RAF working in Air Traffic Control Joe Bamford has always had a keen interest in aviation but particularly in the history of the RAF. His first posting was to RAF Manston, one of the oldest airfields in the country and which had been heavily attacked during the Second World War. Over the years he met a number of former servicemen who had served on the station and they encouraged him to research and write an account of its history. Subsequently he spent ten years studying the records of Manston to create a four volume set of its history.
Having served in the RAF working in Air Traffic Control Joe Bamford has always had a keen interest in aviation but particularly in the history of the RAF. His first posting was to RAF Manston, one of the oldest airfields in the country and which had been heavily attacked during the Second World War. Over the years he met a number of former servicemen who had served on the station and they encouraged him to research and write an account of its history. Subsequently he spent ten years studying the records of Manston to create a four volume set of its history.