World War 2 (part 1) 1939 to 1941
A CRUCIAL STATION during the Battle of Britain, though dangerously exposed as German war planes can reach Manston in the time it takes the RAF to scramble to combat height…
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Messerschmitt Bf109 “Black 12” crash lands at Manston, 27th November 1940
By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Messerschmitt Bf109E-4/B ‘4101 / Black 12’ (DG200)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia ...
Prime Minister, Winston Churchill visits Manston on 28th August 1940
The Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspects bomb damage caused by Luftwaffe night raids in Ramsgate, Kent, England on 28 August ...
Heavy Luftwaffe raids on Manston and Ramsgate on 24th August 1940 leaving the airfield unserviceable
Luftwaffe Recon photo some time after raids of 24/08/1940 Six heavy attacks, the first at 0600 hrs (TBC) when approximately ...
Manston attacked on ‘The Hardest Day’, 18th August 1940
EVENING REFLECTION by Richard Taylor, used with permission © The Military Gallery www.militarygallery.com With soft evening sunlight radiant behind them, ...
The second large attack on Manston during the Battle of Britain, 14th August 1940
Bofors gun crew ready for action, November 1939. Location unknown. © IWM (H 145) At 1140hrs, a large formation of ...
Manston takes the full force of Luftwaffe attack against airfields, 12th August 1940
Manston, 12th August 1940 by Gerald Coulson. A depiction of No. 65 squadron taking off as the attack on Manston ...
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