On our visit to Holland we were given a private tour of SS Kamp Vught, before the digintaries arrived for the services in the afternoon of 4th May,...
21st December 1944 the Germans established a small bridgehead here. For 5 weeks, partly due to bad weather conditions, approximately 1000 people were...
Almost that time of year for my journey to Holland. Attached video of the 2008 commemoration service at the "Killing Place" (Fuisilaade Plaats,...
Some video of spit's, Hurricanes, brief glimpse of a Mustang and the B.O.B Memorial flight. Battery was nearly dead by the time the 7 spits took to...
Autograph book compiled by Douglas Bader at Martlesham 1941, sold for £33600. BBC News - Douglas Bader World War II book sells for £33,600...
Lowestoft Air show is taking place at the moment, so a brief glimpse of some oldies but lovelies. BBC NEWS | England | Air show draws the crowds
Today is the 75th anniversary of the opening of RAF Mildenhall. Now an American base, but that was not always so. BBC NEWS | England | Airbase marks...
Went to a chicken/Duck producing place to-day to repair a pump, situated next to Debach Airfield. Thought these pics might interest a few, especially...
Taking photo's of graves in Ipswich, I found this one, the grave of L.F.W. Vermulen, and intrigued I did some searching and found this site; George...
In these days of saving the planet and trying to recycle everything, look at this photo. How to recycle parachute silk. Bit daring even for the Dutch...
Searching for photos of the bus in Blitzed London for my youngest Grandsons school project I found this colour one. There is one hell of a collection...
Doing some research on Northamptonshire yeomanry and Black Watch killed in Vught, Holland, my friends also passed this on regarding a crashed Bomber....
Had a question asked of me from a historian in Holland. He has found a hand written note, by a Dutch civil servant, in the archives of Sint...
To-day is the 70th anniversary of the Spitfire entering service with the R.A.F. Always makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck when i hear...
Working in Bradwell, Essex today, came across a sign for a memorial. Some attached pics, unfortunately only had works phone with me. Names of RAF,...
Some photo's of memorials on "The Island" Holland. This is the point at which the evacuated survivors of the Airborne forces from Arnhem landed after...
This on the local ITV news, a estimated 500lb Bomb washed up on Felixstowe beach at the weekend. Navy bomb disposal from Portsmouth are oon the...
A Russian Prince is to have a statue of him erected in Ipswich, I knew of him as a Rugby player, but did not know he had died in a crashing...
Just listened to a story on the local BBC (Look East) tv news. A ww2 veteran had been to hospital for investigation on his lungs. The consultant told...
Thought spidge might especially like this. YouTube - WW2 heroes
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