For those interested in the war in Cornwall then this may be of interest. It is more than your traditional RAF base history as it sets the...
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...
As it's way past bedtime and I'm suffering from jet-lag, I'll hammer out my thoughts on the in-flight entertainment: The Secret Life of Fighter...
Hi, Has anybody got a list of RAF Fighter Command aircrew lost between the end of the Dunkirk Evac and the beginning of the Battle of Britain,...
Permanent tribute to superhuman Retford WWII pilot to be unveiled McCairns after surviving the war when he escaped from a German POW camp (MM...
Anyone have a copy, can do a look up please?
Tony Wood and Jim Perry's "Home Page" still hosts a number of their documents. See: http://www.ww2.dk/wood.html But the Wayback Machine is not...
On June 24th 1940, Hugh Dowding agreed a scheme with the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff by which thirty airfields belonging to other Commands could...
Guys, I've come across a "funny" when trying to track down information on a number of Blenheim squadrons turning up in Coastal Command...
Hi , i am new to this forum , but i have been involved with WW2 Military Aviation Research for 20+ yrs now , My Main topic for some yrs now has...
Hi all. Does anybody know what equipment the RAF used to cut the grass on Fighter airfields in 1940? Were they big tractor cutters like they use...
Just been reading about the Battle of Britain and watching the World at War episode of the Battle of France. What a prophetic decision by Dowding...
Hi all. Has anybody got or know where I can get a list of the code words Fighter Command gave to places in the South-East during the Battle of...
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