OAP gets flying lesson for 90th birthday - Worthing Today NINETIETH birthdays are generally fairly sedate affairs but one Seaford thrill-seeker...
He was in the hands of the Germans, having reported by their prisoner in October 1917. But not much else on the circumstances etc
Thank you Annie There were five Indians in the RFC, of which the two Annie's posted are the most famous. Another was 2nd Lt. S.G.Welingkar, MC...
I have also just ordered this book as I've been told it's a very handy guide: Amazon.co.uk: Air Force Records: A Guide for Family Historians:...
With the help and encouragement of Brian S I have been looking around The National Archives (Kew) website, trying to get a handle on the filing...
A difficult one to put numbers on but the actual individual, documented, cases are just a tip of the iceberg: Friendly Fire Notebook Friendly Fire...
Talking of helicopters this is an interesting history of rotor craft in Britain: Rotors over Churchdown
Though the Fugo balloons were the most famous, Japan wasn't the only country to use balloons in an offensive manner. Britain tried it for...
The first proper operational Allied helicopter was the Sikorsky R-4, known has the Hoverfly by the RAF. It certainly equiped a few units of the US...
This is an interesting article on the 20th anniversary of their flight. It looks at how aviation had changed between 1919 and 1939: 1939 | 1898 |...
Thanks Annie, I hadn't seen that particular newspaper, though I have seen others from the time. I do like the "upside" bit
Weeeellll, my heroes* did the trip non-stop two weeks after NC-4 ;) * Alcock and Brown in a Vimy
Hope justice is done, one way or another...be it finding him guilty or inncocent
Isn't it annoying when they don't give serial or names of the crew?! Lancaster ED450 (EA-G) Took off1859 from Fiskerton. Collided with barrage...
I would love see you with a multi-coloured nose :)
Well the "official" tags are a way of cross-referencing posts by subject. They appear at the end of the page, just above the Quick Reply box....
Not quite....like I have no idea where half my socks disappear to :noidea:
Banksy is quite (in)famous artist whose work appears on buildings all over the place. His/her identity is shrouded in mystery. That particular image...
Aha now Banksy's real identity is revealed!! [IMG]
Those are your 'friends' nana. Look in your User Control Panel and they should be listed on the right corner box
Separate names with a comma.
