Archive for December, 2009
Added during 2009
2009-12-27
…of quite different times over 60 years ago: “During the war when food and luxuries were scarce, my mum wanted to give us a ...
2009-12-10
I was informed today that personal jewellery of Lady Houston, pre-war English aristocrat and philanthropist, was put on auction at Bonhams. One of the ...
2009-12-09
It looks like my private Christmas started early this year, with the arrival of this parcel from Japan. I must admit that there is ...
2009-12-07
Financial Times has recently published an interesting article elaborating on the growing interest in preserved vintage aircraft. According to the paper, the prices for ...
2009-12-04
News arrived yesterday about Spitfire landing accident at Ardmore Airport, south of Auckland, New Zealand. Rare two-seater Spitfire TR Mk. IX MH367 came to ...
2009-12-02
Click on the image to enlarge As famous air-racer and holder of a London-Cape Town record, Alex Henshaw was a celebrity already before World ...
2009-12-02
Click to enlarge image Seafire Mk. IIC captured a moment before landing on an aircraft deck. Due to the nil visibility over the nose ...
2009-12-02
Click to enlarge image F/Lt Don Andrews, flight commander of No. 453 Squadron RAAF, in the cockpit of his Spitfire Mk. IXC, serial number ...
2009-12-01
Click on the image to enlarge The tiny brooch models of aircraft, made from pre-decimal pennies, were commonly seen as gifts hand-crafted by RAF ...
2009-12-01
December is here, and with it the yearly Christmas shopping headache – or, depending how you see it, opportunity Because I’m regularly receiving emails ...
