Secretary of the Colditz Association who had played a key role in escape attempts from the castle :...
Oxford dictionary has added some new words. Can people guess what these mean (and no cheating by looking them up): bahookie crunk radge...
Yep, it's another of those "only in America" stories :becky: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7036098.stm A man who handed over a...
Has anyone seen this film? Worth tracking down? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPJ9y0n2_rw
And I was always lead to believe that women were more sensible then men (admittedly lead to believe thus by women themselves :>)...
I love the adverts that appeared in Flight Magazine in the 1930s and 40s. Here's a small selection (which I shall add to over time)
Just googled some old obituaries: Group Captain Robert McFarlane Group Captain Hugh Verity ACM Sir Theodore MCEVOY OBITUARIES OF...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7033602.stm At least they are still being put to good use.
http://www.pbase.com/hockingphotos/mustangs_07 David Jolley really is a great photographer. If you have time check out his other galleries - his...
A nice little tribute to a member of Bomber Command from Ceylon who flew 52 Operations: http://members.iinet.net.au/~tcosgrove/rohan.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7032582.stm OK, part of me supported the demands of workers for better pay and conditions, but this is bloody...
American war hero - a master of 'skip bombing'...
Not quite WW2: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7032402.stm The Veterans' website is very interesting: http://www.bntva.com/
Number 1 Teaching an Australian how to drink a decent whisky/whiskey. Remember - asking them to slurp may cause serious injury or even drowning by...
One of the forgotten wars - Japanese/Russian War of 1939: http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/drea2/drea2.asp
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