Battered, Bloody & Broken

Emergency landings by USAAF 8AF and 9AF aircraft during WW2 at the RAF Station at Manston, Kent. Manston was one of three specially modified airfields equipped for dealing with damaged aircraft and included a runway three times longer and five times wider than a regular sized; heavy bomber field. The book details of the circumstances of the emergencies -- battle damage or mechanical problems, lack of fuel, etc, and draws one official records as well crew member reports and memories. It's proximity to the sea and the most easterly of RAF landing grounds made it a first port of call for many pilots in trouble.