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Gawd ‘Elp All of Us!
It was the year 1919 and Billy Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, was travelling to attend the Paris Peace Conference. He cabled his Governmen…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Mig 007
The Mig-21, NATO codename Fishbed, was to become the most produced supersonic fighter in aviation history. In the 1950s, its secrets were being tigh…
6 years, 8 months ago
Hirsute Across the Channel
A narrow body of water separates England from the rest of Europe… between Dover and Calais it’s only 21 miles wide. Crossing it has become a bit of …
6 years, 8 months ago
Après Moi le Deluge Part 4
The Upkeep mine was at last working and 617 Squadron had worked up to a level of skill that was unmatched amongst the Bomber Command units. The wate…
6 years, 9 months ago
Après Moi le Deluge Part 3
This is part three of a quadrilogy of stories about the Dambuster’s raid on the great dams of the Ruhr valley by No 617 Squadron. Wallis faced an up…
6 years, 9 months ago
Après Moi le Deluge Part 2
A man renown for his genius as a designer and inventor, Barnes Wallis turned his mind to helping Britain to win the Second World War by creating weap…
6 years, 9 months ago
Après Moi le Deluge
This is the first of the four part story of Operation Chastise, the bombing of the great dams of Germany’s Ruhr valley during the Second World War. …
6 years, 9 months ago
Well Defined
A break from Tales of death and destruction with a little bit of aviation word play. What was your score?
6 years, 9 months ago
Still Waiting for Help, Still Praying
The North of Africa holds the world’s largest hot desert, known as The Greatest Desert, or more commonly by the Arabic word Sahara. The Lady be Good…
6 years, 10 months ago
Ramstein Flugtag 1988
It was a hot and sunny day at the United States Airforce Base at Ramstein near Kaiserslautern in West Germany… a perfect day for their 1988 annual ai…
6 years, 10 months ago