Illustrated aviation history · Reference
American Air Power in Britain
From First World War flying boats to the F-35, the American air presence in Britain has involved far more than aircraft. It has depended on crews, technicians, airfields and local communities, through war, uneasy peace and changing alliances.
American Air Power in Britain follows that story across nineteen chapters, from the early American presence and the Second World War to the Cold War and operations into 2026. Alongside bombers, fighters and transport aircraft, it examines the work on the ground, nuclear weapons and control, the Greenham Common protests, presidential visits and the transatlantic support network.
Closer portraits of RAF Fairford, RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall connect the wider history to individual places. Historical photographs, the author's aviation images and clearly identified artist's impressions accompany the narrative.
Six appendices provide a chronology, a base gazetteer, an illustrated aircraft and equipment chronology, weapons and support equipment, terms and abbreviations, and dated deployments and visits. Sources, image credits and a selected subject index help readers return to the people, places and machines that interest them.
Written for aviation enthusiasts and readers of military and local history, this illustrated black-and-white paperback can be read from beginning to end or consulted as a reference.