Hallowed Ground: A Guide to RAF Ridgewell – Essex’s Only Long-term Heavy Bomber Base

by Paul Bingley

Opened in 1942, RAF Ridgewell was initially home to a Royal Air Force squadron that became the first to fly the B-17 Flying Fortress over Nazi-occupied Europe. Subsequently transferred to the United States Army Air Forces, Ridgewell then hosted the 381st Bombardment Group - a unit which eventually carried out 297 B-17 missions. After a combat lifespan of 30 months, Ridgewell became known as 'Essex's only long-term heavy bomber base'. Seventy-five...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1096319489
• ISBN13: 9781096319481
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 0.3" x 6.7"