Martlesham Heath

by GORDON KINSEY
Published by TERENCE DALTON of Lavenham, Suffolk
(revised edition) ISBN 0 86138 023 1 - 264 pages - 114 illustrations

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The history of RAF Martlesham Heath is more interesting than most.  From 1917 right through to the outbreak of WW2, Martlesham was a testing establishment for aircraft, engines and equipment.

Gordon Kinsey has assembled a multitude of facts and many reminiscences of those who were involved, testing such notable aircraft as the Sopwith Camel, Hawker Hurricane, Vickers Vimy and Bristol Blenheim, and the association with experiments in what was to be known as radar.

The influence of Martlesham Heath on the research and development of flying between the wars is respected and remembered with affection.

The vintage aircraft of the Battle of Britain Flight, below, prepare for a fly-past over the City of London on 20 September 1959. During the flight, the Spitfire developed engine trouble and crash-landed on a cricket pitch. (picture EADT)

Bentwaters and Woodbridge
Twin Bases Remembered
1943-1993

NORMAN ROSE, local historian and author, and long-time supporter of the Martlesham Heath Aviation Society, has written this book, based on his lifetime work at Bentwaters

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