Following in the footsteps of the other ATB publications, the latest volume does not disappoint. Full of the usual then and now photos it is well researched and well put together. I must for anyone with the rest of the series of even those with a passing interest in the subject.
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Mine arrived this morning - well done Dave. I wonder if this will be the last in the series? I haven't read it yet but on a quick flick through there are some excellent photographs there.
One that immediately stood out was of Pembroke Dock in 1943 (Page 222) as you can clearly see the direction arrow for the Pembroke dock Bombing range (bottom right). What is useful is that the quadrant shelter is not there any more as it was sited on the edge of the grass to the left of the arrow (as viewed on the photo). I know it was out of use during the war being replaced by Angle Bay so this could mean it was out of use by May 1943. The arrow is also visible on the photo on page 218.
The one downside of joining this forum is that there is not much that is really new any more. The amount of information I have gathered since joining is huge and the thrill of getting a new ATB airfields book has largely gone. When I got the first Airfields of the Eighth it had been thumbed and read so many times that it was dog eared and tatty within 6 months. Having said that there is not a week that goes by when I don't nip upstairs to my library and search out something I wanted to confirm.
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
Mine arrived today - a quick look and it's well up to (or beyond) the standard of the other ones. It certainly answers my previous uncertainties as to the location of certain flying boat bases. Also of note is a good mention for ARG - thanks David - plus the contribution of various members, with at least one getting his photo in there (Mr. Thompson). Bravo.
My copy arrived today and been thumbing through it. I was surprised that no mention of both Operations Rooms surviving at Tiree as thought that would have been noteworthy.
I think the minefield at Oban was there for protecting the harbour which was quite in important in WWII rather than protecting RAF Oban. Not sure if there was a net in the Sound of Kerrera but the mines controlled from the XDO tower would be separate as they would damage the nets if part of a net.
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