Hi Anyone got any connections or information on 27 LEE Searchlight RA and especially 306 Searchlight battery.. My Grandad was in the unit started...
Dad (Anthony Chesson) was 7 years old when the war started. He lived in three different villages during the war, Doddington, Lynstead & Wichling...
Hi guys, after book recommendations regarding the bombing of Britain during WW2, preferably in some sort of chronological order. Thanks for...
SERGEANT JOHN ROBINSON FARROW Service Number: 745091 Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 229 Sqdn. Date of Death Died 08...
Badger was shot down by Me109s on 30th August 1940 He baled out but was badly injured when he landed in trees. His Hurricane, V6458, crashed...
P/O. John William Lecky, 85 Squadron Combat Report 10th May 1940 ‘First Day of the Battle of France’ R.A.F. Combat Report. No. of Enemy...
P/O Herbert James Lempriere Hallowes combat report form Intelligence Form F dated 5th May 1942. Herbert James Lempriere Jim Hallowes was born in...
An article that appeared via twitter today. The author is Philip O'Brien and his slim bio states:Phillips O'Brien is a Professor of Strategic...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/3111618.stm Among the pilots to die was Georges Doutrepont, the Belgian whose plane crashed onto...
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WILLIAM HENRY RHODES-MOORHOUSE Service Number: 90140 Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Air Force 601 Sqdn. Date of Death Died 06...
Pilot Officer Andy Mamedoff Battle of Britain pilot 24th August 1940 The Spitfire of American, Pilot Officer Andy Mamedoff was hit and fighting...
Hello everybody. I know there are many people on here doing serious research into squadrons and family, but I'm hoping I might find some friends...
Battle of Britain 310 (Czech) Squadron Pilots Combat Report. Individual combat report of Pilot Officer Frantisek Rypl for the evening of the 9th...
Translated from an article by the Schwaebische Zeitung today. Ludwig passed away two days ago aged 106. RIP Ludwig Born with a farmer's family...
My uncle, Pilot Officer Gordon Herbert Batchelor, was a member of 54 Squadron, joining in 1940. I have been researching the role of 54 Squadron...
My uncle, Gordon Herbert Batchelor, was one of "The Few" and joined 54 Squadron in October 1940. I thought it would be interesting to research...
Just remembering what started 80 years ago today. Maybe use this thread as each 80th anniversary comes around.
BBC News 10th July 2020 Battle of Britain: The schoolgirl who helped design Spitfire Meet the young mathematician who helped design the...
Hello there, I'm starting this thread to ask if anyone can recommend a reliable source of information regarding exact sizes of air forces during...
Sad news today on the BBC: Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 101
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