There was an Equinox Channel 4 programme on these few years ago - I videoed it. I think Jeremy Clarkson mentioned it in one of his non-car programmes...
Very sorry to hear about Don Blakeslee's passing - a great character and a great hero.
Some informed guesses, at best: Photo 7 is easy, an Invincible class aircraft carrier with the “ski-jump” for the Harriers. Only Ark Royal is in...
Actually rather hot - he needed a fire-proof suit because of the proximity of the engines! There's a lot that could go wrong - if one of the four...
And I make it about 91 on Olympus which was carrying the crews of several other submarines. Was it really necessary to put so many men into one...
For once, not an obituary but the recollections of a gentleman still with us on his part in the disabling of the Tirpitz Commander John Lorimer...
Interesting, but they don't usually give the casualty figures for the losses. All too often, no-one survived. Just looking at the numbers of...
This must have taken a lot of creativity - I get the impression the staff enjoyed their work!
Not WW2, but worth honouring as a man who carried on the finest traditions of his forebears. WO2 Gary O'Donnell - Telegraph
This is something that interests me from a professional view. When I first joined the "other" site, I had a long discussion with Morse about Jack...
Thanks Kyt Must be just along from HMS President, where I go for Cross & Cockade meetings. But I come down from Blackfriars, which is the opposite...
I'm ashamed to say I've never seen the memorial in this picture. Where is it exactly and how long has it been there? Presumably, from the background,...
A skilled and versatile pilot and commander. I was struck by his photo: does he look just 28? You can see this with many photos of the time. Did...
Whatever you think about his politics, he was a man of principle who fought, physically and morally, for what he thought was right. His later years,...
Well its my 50th birthday soon! :)
Its humbling that they were prepared to die fighting for the British Army.
I hate to say this, but the thought occurs to me that they may consider that non-white personnel require less careful research and documentation than...
So there are several about then. Where can I buy one? Of course, as the photos show, it does need an oversize tail; its a well-known fact...
Ignorant so-and-so's. If I was that soldier, I would have made one phone call - to the Daily Mail and asked them to meet me at the hotel reception....
A friend in Australia sent me some pics from the recent Watts Airshow in Queensland. There is a Spitfire here which looks rather odd to me (the...
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