Articles Tagged with "History"
Added in February 2012
2012-02-11
Desperately in need of modern fighters, France took a keen interest in the Spitfire as early as 1939. A single Spitfire Mk I was ...
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 ...
2012-01-18
In the lighter moments of World War II, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy.
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 ...
2011-04-06
Malta Spitfire Pilot is one of the classic first-hand pilot accounts of World War II. Written by Flt/Lt Denis Barnham, the book covers his ten weeks on Malta at the most dire of times...
2011-03-30
Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) – B.88 near the town of Heesch, in Noord-Brabant, the southern part of Holland, was the 88th airfield on the ...
2011-02-20
Spitfire prototype during the service trials at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment in Martlesham Heath. This is also where this excellent photo was taken, probably in the last days of May 1936.
Added during 2010
2010-11-15
An interesting new Battle of Britain documentary called “The Spies Who Lost the Battle of Britain” has recently been release by Boffins TV. This ...
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 ...
