A full account of the part played by Yorkshire's airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians, and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated.Between 1940-1945 the RAF carried out over 100,000 sorties from some 25 Yorkshire Airfields, losing more that 18000 men, of which some 15000 came from Bomber Command. Highlihjting the major operations of the 29 squadrons stationed on the airfields. 319pp illustrated. As new