User:JC Teggart/sandbox

The Battle of Britain map wrongly excludes Northern Ireland. In World War II there were 26 air bases in Northern Ireland. Most of them were RAF. Others were Royal Naval Air Stations and US Army Air Force bases. Although the Battle of Britain was mostly fought over the south of England, Northern Ireland's contribution became crucial in the Battle of the Atlantic and build-up to D-Day. Victory could not have been achieved without that contribution - that's not my opinion; it's what Churchill and Eisenhower stated. For an On-line Map see military-history.org map by George Clode. For books: Action Stations: Military Airfields of Scotland, the North East and Northern Ireland by David Smith, Military Aviation in Northern Ireland, 1913 to the Present day by Guy Warner; Northern Ireland in the Second World War by JW Blake. Useful sources: Ulster Aviation Society; Ernie Cromie.JC Teggart (talk) 23:10, 17 February 2013 (UTC)JC TeggartJC Teggart (talk) 22:41, 17 February 2013 (UTC)JC Teggart