Seriously Bad We’ve had several discussions recently about aircraft with bad reputations. But in most of those cases, the conclusion has been that...
I'm a little surprised at this; normally the British government are quite protective of war grave shipwrecks. For instance, diving on the wreck of...
"The pain lingers on.." I grew up in the 60's and 70's and Pink Floyd's "The Wall" was made in the late 70's - still one of my all time...
Its a Bell P59 Airacomet, the first American jet. The prototype XP59 was originally fitted with a dummy propeller for security reasons. This...
I wonder how he pronounced his name? Or how his subordiantes pronounced it? :poster_oops:
David I've only just noticed your previous post, of six fighters in German markings. They are Spitfires, probably LFIXs or LFXVIs, given the...
A great man, a true hero, and one who used his influence for the good of humanity rather than merely indulging in successive adventures. It was...
Both the world wars interest me. "Biggles" was largely responsible, starting from when I was about ten. Apart from that, war of any kind is the...
I've just watched the Timewatch programme, using Virginmedia's Catch-up On Demand facility for the first time. A brief reaction: it seems that...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPIDGE!!! :clapping::clapping::cheer2: adrian
Yes, I saw this - I was going to post it if you hadn't first! It is strange that it was "lost" in the first place. But presumably, people...
The article suggests they are probably the children of senior Nazi officials. I had the horrible thought, that they may be some of the Goebbels...
This gentleman with an unhealthy interest in young children appears not to be enjoying his 50th birthday. Some colour photos of Hitler have come...
This officer who led covert operations in Italy has passed away. Lt-Cdr 'Fuzz' Fyson - Telegraph
There was a film shown on TV about twenty-five years ago which I never seen repeated since, called something like The Phoenix and the Flame. It...
What about all the Allied servicemen who liberated these camps and saw the aftermath, the piles of corpses and skeletal survivors? I suppose the...
Not a happy story. Another incidence of disaster owing to mix-up over radio frequency, was the Operation Tiger disaster at Slapton sands in April...
Thats a point - perhaps we're looking at someone who forgot to lower their undercarriage on landing and realised just in time. Or raised it too soon...
But if the damage really was very minor - which it must have been if he was able to fly a circuit and land - maybe he just kept it quiet? How many...
A friend of mine sent me this photo of a very lucky escape. The account that came with it is as follows: " The tail strike occurred during at a...
Separate names with a comma.
