Manston’s role on D-Day, 6th June 1944
On this day, 6th June 1944, known as D-Day, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline forming the largest amphibious attack in history....
Category: Supermarine Spitfire
Spitfire Prototype K5054 maiden flight from Eastleigh airfield – 5th March 1936
Not directly related to Manston at the time, but the birth of another aircraft closely linked to Manston’s later history. The first test flight of Supermarine’s Type 300 K5054 prototype...
Prime Minister, Winston Churchill visits Manston on 28th August 1940
Manston’s importance was recognised when the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, paid it a personal visit. He saw an airfield barely serviceable, still with craters everywhere and markers denoting unexploded bombs...
The Story of 609 Squadron: Under the White Rose
DETAILS First Edition Hardback: 336 pages. Publisher: TBS The Book Service Ltd (1 Jan. 1971). Language: English ISBN-10: 0356036413 ISBN-13: 978-0356036410 Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.6 x 3 cm Later...
