{"product_id":"a-detailed-history-of-raf-joe-bamford-9781781557648","title":"A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1945-1999","description":"Having been classified by the Air Ministry as a 'Master Diversion' airfield, RAF Manston was for many years open twenty-four hours a day and available to both civil and military aircraft 365 days a year. It was also later equipped with the Pyrene foam system, which both civil and military aircraft could use when they had problems with their undercarriage: there is no doubt that the foam carpet saved many lives. The most spectacular occasion that it was used was on 20 April 1967 when a British Eagle Britannia made a complete wheels-up landing. It is claimed that Manston was the only station to serve in every command of the RAF and until its closure in 1999; it probably dealt with more diverse types of aircraft than any other station. During its eighty-three years as a Royal Naval\/RAF airfield, it played host to the Sopwith Camel, Spitfire, Bf 109, He 111, B-29, B-47, Tu-104, F-84 and Concorde, plus many other types that are too numerous to mention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Bamford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781557640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781557648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fonthill Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Joe Bamford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447977914623,"sku":"9781781557648","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_543e6803-2c85-41ad-be9a-88bbcaa4eefd.jpg?v=1777236084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-detailed-history-of-raf-joe-bamford-9781781557648","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}