well I put this topic because I have an almost existential question about the colors of a viking BV 222 are the same that had the Arado Ar 96, rlm74...
World's third naval power in 1941, the Empire of Japan deployed arguably the best unit of Aircraft Carriers, building many from 1921 to 1945.
Sir Douglas Bader, the Second World War fighter ace, put other pilots at risk with his flying tactics, claims a new documentary.
Second in the series, again a simple trick, sticking an aerial photo on a Google map, Maps eh, what's not to like. A selection here from the fair scatter across Norfolk, more to follow eventually. The Ghost above is from a series of photos which were pointed out to me by a chap called Brendan
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The Toronto Star Weekly magazine commissioned hundreds of patriotic, inspirational cover illustrations during the Second World War.
Reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. needed to hit back, and fast. Enter 5’4” Jimmy Doolittle, who led a raid on Tokyo that knocked Japan back.
Rarely seen Color Photographs of women in service
The nuances of military history are often lost to the passage of time and with the men who could give first-hand accounts. As much as training and battle
The daring prison break of 1942 involving fighter ace Douglas Bader has been long overshadowed by the famous attempt from Stalag Luft III two years later.
Pilots of 615 Squadron RAF wait for the order to scramble at Abbeville airfield, France. April/May 1940 Sitting (l to r); F/O Brian P Young, F/O John R Gayner, P/O Tom C Jackson and F/O Levin E Fredman: standing (lto r); unknown, F/O Peter Collard and F/Lt James G Sanders.
Page 1 of 4 - Launch Vipers! - just about done - posted in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace: Hi folks,Our club is running its annual Build-the-Same-Kit competition and one of the nominated models was the BSG Viper. Luckily we got enough votes and there are now four of us building them.I was going to do the new Mk. 1, but I found a cheap Mk. 2 so I thought I might try and build both.So far Ive washed the sprues (long soak in warm soapy water, then clean with a toothbrush and rinse)...
English Heritage Guy Gibson VC, 1918 - 1944, pilot, leader of the Dambusters Raid, lived here.
'What are you fighting for? And what would you risk your life for?'
HMS Illustrious cutting through the water at speed to enable aircraft to land on her deck. This WWII photo( taken in the period 1940-1942) was taken just after a Swordfish had made a landing. The deck crew are taking it to the forward lift.
