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Updated Wednesday, 28 July - “Hornchurch Scramble”
2010-07-28
Robert Taylor is not only one of the most popular aviation artists in the World, but also one of those who continue to set ...
2010-07-28
Anonymous early-production Spitfire Mk. VB with a group of pilots – another photograph in our mystery photo series awaiting further information. This image has ...
Updated Saturday, 24 July - Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – Aces Meet
2010-07-24
24 July 1940 Margate was a seaside town which for over a century had attracted crowds of Londoners by its wide beaches and amusement ...
Updated Friday, 23 July - Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – Death of the Defiant
2010-07-23
19 June 1940 In the early afternoon hours of 19 June, No. 141 Squadron was sent out from Hawkinge to intercept a formation of ...
Updated Thursday, 22 July - Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – “Sparta had Weapons”
2010-07-22
22 July 1940 One of the legends of the Battle of Britain is that of the Home Guard – “Dads’ Army”, a force of ...
Updated Monday, 19 July - 1/48 Spitfire Mk. VC – With a Great Deal of Detail
2010-07-19
Greeting to all from Greece. This is my detailed 1/48 model of a Spitfire Mk. VC displayed in Greek Air Force colours. I used ...
Updated Friday, 16 July - Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – The Czechs
2010-07-16
12-16 July 1940 At Duxford, the largest and best equipped RAF station in No. 12 Group, the Czechs arrived. A new fighter squadron was ...
Updated Wednesday, 14 July - Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – “I’ve Never Seen Anything So Good as This”
2010-07-14
13-14 June On these days, one could sit all day on top of the medieval walls of the Dover Castle and watch the steam ...
2010-07-14
This is 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb trop finished in the markings of the Turkish Air Force. In July 1944 39 Spitfires Mk.Vb were sent ...
Updated Tuesday, 13 July - Tribute to Douglas Bader
2010-07-13
Vladimir Urbanek sent us the newest of his aviation impressions. Entitled Bader Tribute, this pencil drawing shows the famous Douglas Bader in his MG ...