Later in the war they were issued with SMGs. It would certainly make sense for frontline despatch riders to have something more than a pistol for...
If you have them scanned then post them here or PM me and I will give you my email address. We maybe able to decipher some of it
When I looked at the first picture I really thought it was a proper dummy - the 3-D affect is very good. I also didn't notice that the "crew" on...
I think you should recoomend some, urgh - and there's nowt wrong with naming and shaming books. We've all done it here, depending upon our particular...
Entrenching tools were part of the full kit. Osprey's British Infantry Equipments (2) makes mention of it several times for the 1939/1940 BEF though...
RAF gunner finally picks up medal for wartime missions - Yorkshire Post
I have just finished the book, and I think it is an excellent read. I was, initially, rather concerned by the opening statement by the author that...
Welcome to the forum. I, too, am interested in the Battle for France, but my interest is in the air war - the fact that the whole of RAF doctorine...
Yes, railway workers were in reserved occupations, as were farmers, miners, dock workers, and a host of other industtries that were essential to the...
It has become that because we are all miserable so and so's
The buggers get everywhere BBC NEWS | England | Tees | Five-foot snake found in a bath
The contributions of the non-British pilots was amazing, and the anger felt by the exiled Europeans really showed when they were finally let lose in...
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More details of the aircraft itself - and click on the links on the side for more pics Lancaster TX264 and www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk
Seems to be an issue with the date of the raid (I'll look it up later) Juno Beaach Museum - German Anti-Aircraft Defences Click on first pic
But one MG is never enough....
As far as I am concerned Lumley has now become a saint - at the very least she deserves to receive an honour from the Queen. :cheer2: Lumley...
Hi Bill, first the easy bit. Daily Mail's Lest We Forget was published in 1945. It is available to be read online: Lest We Forget - Other,...
Pity, I quite liked the sound of "lawless....rascals" :D
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