BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT THROUGH TIME by Mike Phipp ( 9781445605524 )

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Title:

BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT THROUGH TIME

By:

Mike Phipp

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

144560552X

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9781445605524

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Publisher:

AMBERLEY PUBLISHING

Pub. date:

15 October, 2017

Series:

Through Time

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Description:

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Bournemouth Airport has changed and developed over the last century.

Synopsis:

Bournemouth Airport was first opened as RAF Hurn on 1 August 1941, one of the bases established by the RAF to counter the Luftwaffe presence across the Channel in northern France. RAF Hurn would go on to serve as a base for the development of radar in aircraft and as a base for bombers and fighter-bombers supporting the D-Day invasion of France. BOAC operated civilian services from Hurn as early as January 1942, flying at first just to Cairo but later to Madrid, Lisbon and Ireland, and between the end the war and 1 June 1946 Hurn was Britain's main international airport. After the departure of BOAC, Hurn was used as an industrial centre by companies such as de Havilland and Vickers-Armstrong as well as playing host from 1948 until 2011 to the College of Air Traffic Control. Bournemouth Airport today serves airlines such as Ryanair and various charter services. In this book, Michael Phipp takes a look at the history of Bournemouth Airport from its early years to the present day.

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180 Illustrations, unspecified

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Amberley Publishing

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