Another of the Few...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7542216/Flight-Lieutenant-Tom-Fletcher.html Flight Lieutenant Tom Fletcher, who died on March 10 aged 95, was the...
I've seen other references which put the Shturmovik numbers at about 35,000, and the Me109 also at about 35,000.
Olaf Schmid and Kim Hughes have been awarded GCs. And, contrary to some comments, the George Cross is not inferior to the Victoria Cross,...
Jervis Bay's skipper, Captain Edward Fegen, was posthumously awarded a Victoria Cross. The ship about which a film was made was the tanker San...
The Do 335 was the only one of these that actually entered service during the war.. but Tony didn't ask that so I won't moan!
The Dornier 335 Pfeil?
Cobber was the first to get it right; its a Vickers Valentia. The Victoria had Napier Lion W-type engines, the Valentia had Bristol Jupiter...
I wonder why she was only awarded a Kings Commendation for Brave Conduct by the British? I thought foreign nationals could at least be awarded an...
Close but no cigar. There is a visual clue which says its not a Victoria...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/technology-obituaries/7400328/Air-Vice-Marshal-Mike-Hedgeland.html Air Vice-Marshal Mike Hedgeland, who...
What is this? (And it did serve in WW2, at least the first couple of years in the Middle East)
As I said in my reply to my brother: Its dangerous being Abroad!
A highly resourceful man doing a job not regarded as glamorous by the media....
John Are you ok in the floods? Its a sign of the times that you get an answer from someone in England about the weather in Australia, but...
Westland Whirlwind. (with its troublesome R-R Peregrine engines)
Standing up to the Japanese will be about as successful as it would be for us to challenge the European Community. Now they hold the cards in...
So it wasn't immediately obvious then.. Yes, a Westland Welkin Your go
Ok, what is this?
Congratulations, Sniper and Kitty! I hope everything goes really well for you! Having a shared interest is a great asset in a marriage. Adrian
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