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"Q" for Queenie - The first Lancaster to fly to Australia
The aircraft was R1491 of 15 OTU - on navigation exercise, may have hit Coed Coclior, and fractured fule lines, as witnesses reported the aircraft in...
From the same site that Andy posted I found a reference to this book: Hidden Horrors: Japanese War Crimes in World War II (Transitions: Asia & Asian...
The tale of a modest hero - News - Salford Advertiser SECOND World War veteran Edward Webb has finally revealed the full extent of his heroic...
A bit belated but.... Doodlebug hunter buzzed along | theage.com.au PILOT, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT, EDUCATOR 19-7-1918 — 22-12-2008 BOB...
Current Progress ITL Aviation Aircraft
Tributes paid to Gwent flying ace (From South Wales Argus) A FLYING ace who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroism in the...
BBC NEWS | England | London | World War II museum 'threatened'
Name: EDWARDS, CHARLES Initials: C Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sapper Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers Age: 38 Date of Death:...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7963128.stm A man has unearthed a World War I medal under more than 40 tonnes of soil on a building site....
Video BBC NEWS | UK | Veteran POW on the 'Great Escape'
Don't know whether he was extremely lucky or etremely unlucky
The National Archives Podcast Series Some relevant ones: Royal Air Force service records Last year saw the 90th anniversary of the...
The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Merchant Shipping Movement Cards You can now search and download cards recording the movements of merchant...
Lancaster and Hampden - from The Hampden Crash Log EDIT: Don't you just love smart-arse Australians pointing out ones mistakes?!! That should...
It appears that at the start of WW2 he was placed in Class CC (civilians employed by the RAF who would be commissioned on mobilisation). He was...
BC was that Beau T4919 of 236 Squadron, attacked by a 610 Squadrin Spit?
Afraid not Annie. Like Andy I have seen it a few times but never got a chance to buy it. However, that seller on ebay is taking the 'p' - copies are...
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