Aerial warfare in the period. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:06:21 +0000 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:06:21 +0000 WW2Talk https://ww2talk.com/index.php?forums/the-war-in-the-air.16/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:40:33 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/83-squadron-pff-squadron-leader-theodore-tommy-blair-dso-dfc-and-bar.40506/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/83-squadron-pff-squadron-leader-theodore-tommy-blair-dso-dfc-and-bar.40506/ invalid@example.com (squadronresearch) squadronresearch
I have recently been passed some brief information about Squadron Leader Tommy...

83 Squadron PFF Squadron Leader Theodore 'Tommy' Blair DSO DFC and Bar]]> 7 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:06:51 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/handley-page-halifax-b-mk-iii-serial-hx328-j-johnny-of-35-squadron-pff.110788/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/handley-page-halifax-b-mk-iii-serial-hx328-j-johnny-of-35-squadron-pff.110788/ invalid@example.com (Roger Freeman) Roger Freeman
Handley Page Halifax B Mk III Serial HX328 'J' Johnny of 35 Squadron PFF.]]> 1 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:35:11 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/wellington-mk-ii-wireless-operators-position-and-getting-from-the-nose-to-the-cockpit.110880/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/wellington-mk-ii-wireless-operators-position-and-getting-from-the-nose-to-the-cockpit.110880/ invalid@example.com (HM Read) HM Read
I'm writing a novel set aboard a Wellington Mk II in October 1942, and I'm stuck on...

Wellington Mk II: wireless operator's position, and getting from the nose to the cockpit]]> 4 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:13:52 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ernest-john-watts-born-30-5-1920-raf-service-no-1272094.75866/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ernest-john-watts-born-30-5-1920-raf-service-no-1272094.75866/ invalid@example.com (SteveDee) SteveDee
Ernest John Watts, born 30/5/1920, RAF service no. 1272094]]> 29 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:55:32 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/1000-bomber-raid-june-1-2nd-1942-essen.110889/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/1000-bomber-raid-june-1-2nd-1942-essen.110889/ invalid@example.com (Smudger195) Smudger195
On the second 1000 bomber raid, June 1/2nd, No. 419 C/O W/Cdr Fulton was joined by a G/C...

1000 Bomber Raid, June 1/2nd 1942 ESSEN]]> 2 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:03:06 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/trying-to-trace-any-training-details-in-canada-for-an-rafvr-observer-navigator.110872/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/trying-to-trace-any-training-details-in-canada-for-an-rafvr-observer-navigator.110872/ invalid@example.com (TImobeanie) TImobeanie
Trying to trace any training details in Canada for an RAFVR Observer/Navigator]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:32:02 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-abington-may-22nd-1942.110869/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-abington-may-22nd-1942.110869/ invalid@example.com (Smudger195) Smudger195
Looking for any details via the RAF Abington ORB regarding a crash of a Vickers Wellington...

RAF Abington May 22nd 1942]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:40:52 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/william-christopher-mccoy.109386/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/william-christopher-mccoy.109386/ invalid@example.com (Mavis Williams) Mavis Williams I am researching the above airman, for the British Normandy Memorial Trust....

William Christopher McCoy]]> 18 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:24:09 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/from-photographic-interpretation-to-crew-briefing-%E2%80%94-recommended-sources.110842/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/from-photographic-interpretation-to-crew-briefing-%E2%80%94-recommended-sources.110842/ invalid@example.com (Chinagraph) Chinagraph
I’m researching how information from photographic interpreters reached...

From photographic interpretation to crew briefing — recommended sources?]]> 10 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:21:30 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/looking-for-252-asru-orb-pages-may-1944-air-29-450-18-b-24-ditching-off-anzio.110819/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/looking-for-252-asru-orb-pages-may-1944-air-29-450-18-b-24-ditching-off-anzio.110819/ invalid@example.com (VALMUN57) VALMUN57 I am currently researching a specific USAAF aircraft loss that occurred during...

Looking for 252 ASRU ORB pages - May 1944 (AIR 29/450/18) - B-24 Ditching off Anzio]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:19:19 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/so-it-began-their-finest-hour.31735/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/so-it-began-their-finest-hour.31735/ invalid@example.com (Gage) Gage
So it Began.....Their Finest Hour]]> 1370 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:13:49 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/pilot-officer-air-bomber-iorwerth-pierce-edwards.1487/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/pilot-officer-air-bomber-iorwerth-pierce-edwards.1487/ invalid@example.com (StalagIVB) StalagIVB
Pilot Officer (air Bomber) Iorwerth Pierce Edwards]]> 19 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:27:51 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/spitfire-mk-viii-of-the-no-273-squadron-in-indochina.110800/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/spitfire-mk-viii-of-the-no-273-squadron-in-indochina.110800/ invalid@example.com (Matavia) Matavia
I am currently writing a book about the 1st Fighter...

Spitfire Mk.VIII of the No.273 Squadron in Indochina]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:49:49 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/help-with-tempest-serial-number.110770/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/help-with-tempest-serial-number.110770/ invalid@example.com (James Atkinson) James Atkinson
Looking for some information on the serial of this Tempest V.

Looking through my...

Help with Tempest serial number]]> 2 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:05:27 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/pby-tbd-sbd-what-does-all-that-mean.14751/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/pby-tbd-sbd-what-does-all-that-mean.14751/ invalid@example.com (Owen) Owen The PBY Catalina , what does PBY stand for,...

PBY , TBD & SBD what does all that mean?]]> 8 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:01:45 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/617-sq-dams-raid-aj-o-o-for-orange-enepper-dam.107525/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/617-sq-dams-raid-aj-o-o-for-orange-enepper-dam.107525/ invalid@example.com (bydand31) bydand31
617 Sq Dams Raid AJ-O O for Orange, Enepper dam]]> 7 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:04:09 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/glider-shootdown-weeze-area.110689/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/glider-shootdown-weeze-area.110689/ invalid@example.com (Uwe Sewing) Uwe Sewing
Maybe someone has a tip on which unit shot down the glider. It might be...

Glider shootdown Weeze area]]> 3 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:48:03 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/combat-report-f-lt-reynell-a-flight-43-squadron-6th-september-1940.110755/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/combat-report-f-lt-reynell-a-flight-43-squadron-6th-september-1940.110755/ invalid@example.com (brithm) brithm COMBAT REPORT ​[FONT=Times New...

[url='https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/combat-report-f-lt-reynell-a-flight-43-squadron-6th-september-1940.110755/']COMBAT REPORT F/Lt. Reynell, A Flight 43 Squadron 6th September 1940[/url]]]> 2 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:35:33 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/usaaf-p47d-razorback-thunderbolt-x65-anzio-1944-4-2749.110685/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/usaaf-p47d-razorback-thunderbolt-x65-anzio-1944-4-2749.110685/ invalid@example.com (bydand31) bydand31 View attachment 439059

Photo UK 11323 by McDonald in Italy.

A photo taken by our RCAF...

USAAF P47D Razorback Thunderbolt X65 Anzio 1944 (4)2749??]]> 3 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:56:11 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/f-o-cecil-francis-mohn-rcaf-bomb-aimer-from-edmonton.110674/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/f-o-cecil-francis-mohn-rcaf-bomb-aimer-from-edmonton.110674/ invalid@example.com (bydand31) bydand31
F/O Cecil Francis Mohn RCAF. Bomb Aimer from Edmonton.]]> 2