Churchill's Most Secret Airfield: RAF Tempsford

by Bernard O'Connor

Designed by illusionist Jasper Maskelyne, RAF Tempsford was constructed to give overflying enemy aircraft the impression it was disused. Nothing could be further from the truth - just after dusk on moonlit nights either side of the full moon, planes from the 138 and 161 Squadrons would take off on top secret missions to the heart of the war-torn Continent. They had to fly low and without lights in order to identify drop zones and deliver the supplies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445606909
• ISBN13: 9781445606903
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.9" x 7.7"