History and Operations
Battle of Britain
2010-06-15
I have been long contemplating commemorating the 70th Anniversary ot the Battle of Britain in a special way, and I have decided: I am post-blogging the events of the Battle as they unveiled 70 years ago. Read more inside.
Added in January 2012
2012-01-25
Here’s the last of the Barry Spicer’s current series of ink drawings commemorating the Battle of Britain. Barry is an acclaimed aviation artist living ...
2012-01-24
Here is another print from Barry Spicer, a professional aviation artist living in Adelaide, Australia. This recent work is one in his series of ...
2012-01-23
Barry Spicer is a celebrated aviation artist from Adelaide, Australia. Barry considers himself lucky to be able to do something he loves, and his ...
Added during 2011
2011-05-05
This little gem arrived in a recent newsletter from the Australian Spitfire Association. If you thought you were a tough weather golfer…. Established in ...
Added during 2010
2010-10-12
6 October 1940 Even under the best of circumstances, fighter operations of the 1940 would be a highly challenging business. Complexity of aircraft built ...
2010-10-05
30 September Monday, 30 September saw the last major daylight attack against London. Before noon, the Germans sent two large formations of between 200 ...
2010-10-01
27 September 1940 Seasalter is a small village located on the north coast of Kent, facing the Isle of Sheppey and the estuary of ...
2010-09-24
17 September 1940 On 17 September, following the decisive air battle over London and the South of England two days previously, Hitler summoned a ...
2010-09-16
15 September 1940. The weather was fine over south-eastern England on 15 September – commemorated annually ever since as the Battle of Britain Day.
2010-09-15
Describing the events of 15 September 1940, this letter by Sergeant Pilot G. D. Bushell of No. 213 Squadron, RAF provides a first-hand account of the grand air battle of that day.
