Description: Sculthorpe Secrecy and StealthA Norfolk Airfield in the Cold War Author(s): Peter B. Gunn Format: Paperback Publisher: The History Press Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: The History Press Ltd ISBN-13: 9780752476834, 978-0752476834 Synopsis Set in the north Norfolk countryside, Sculthorpe was the hub of offensive operations until its closure in 1944 for upgrading as a base for heavy bombers, its runway ideal for US Strategic Air Command bombers like the B-29. By 1951, it was formally handed over to US control and became a prime front-line nuclear bomber base as well as a centre of intelligence gathering via secret surveillance flights over Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. There are many unanswered questions about the base during this period, not least regarding the ?RAF Special Duties Flight? which carried out two overflights of the Soviet Union in 1952 and 1954. After 1962, the airfield once again became a standby base used by the USAF, the RAF and the Army.
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Book Title: Sculthorpe Secrecy and Stealth
Publisher: T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Government, History
Item Height: 234 mm
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Sculthorpe Secrecy and Stealth: a Norfolk Airfield in the Cold War
Type: Textbook
Author: Peter B. Gunn
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
