Airdromes

Far East Command and the JCS considered air options, including attacks on the USSR, the use of atomic or chemical weapons, and bombing of Chinese airdromes and communication centers.10 ❋ Col. Matthew Moten (2011)

And as in the fall of 1944, American fighter planes began flying standing patrols over the airdromes in the hope of destroying the superior planes when they became easy kills—taking off and landing. ❋ Donald L. Miller (2006)

Eventually several planes managed to land or drop paratroopers near the airdromes but American ground troops had already secured the area. ❋ Patrick K. O'Donnell (2004)

He had been in Greece about two years, at the airdromes of Athens and Salonika. ❋ Patrick K. O'Donnell (2004)

The program is being developed and taught at the home airdromes-out of hide-without additional training personnel or flight hours added to the flying hour program. ❋ Unknown (1998)

The Superfortresses flew along the border of Soviet-occupied territory, visited capitals of several free European countries, and surveyed numerous airdromes for possible use by B-29s. ❋ Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy (1990)

Consequently, the enemy's primary airdromes were only temporarily interdicted, with relatively few aircraft destroyed on the ground. ❋ Nichols, Tillman (1988)

The Germans attacking the Portland area with - drew with heavy losses, but the fury and crescendo of the great struggle increased as the enemy at - tempted desperately to expose the left flank of Fighter Command and destroy its airdromes. ❋ Gallico, Paul (1959)

It was going on night and day while the jockeys who would ride and guide these winged steeds, the fighter pilots, were still boys in school, or grease monkeys in garages, fledglings or utility pilots hanging about country airdromes. ❋ Gallico, Paul (1959)

Hurricanes bombed bridges, dove onto Zero fighters parked on their own airdromes and de - stroyed them; they dropped supplies to the Chin - dits and laid smoke screens to cover the British crossing of the Chindwin. ❋ Gallico, Paul (1959)

But still the Hurricanes, those indestruc - tible gnats buzzed about them, took their toll and prevented them from wiping out Croydon and the airdromes southeast of London. ❋ Gallico, Paul (1959)

In the great battle to save Croydon and other important airdromes near London, three pilot offi - cers, Debenham, Blair and Smith, returning from successful attacks against the Nazi bombers found themselves jumped by Messerschmitts when they were out of fuel and ammunition and were shot up. ❋ Gallico, Paul (1959)