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Tag Archives: RAF
The Endcliffe Park Memorial in Sheffield & the incredible devotion of Tony Foulds.
It isn’t often that a tale of war has anything like a happy moment but in recent weeks increasing numbers of people have become aware of a terrible accident in 1944, just one of countless up and down the country … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, News, WW2, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged #gettonyaflypast, Memorials, RAF, Sheffield, Tony Foulds, USAAF, war
7 Comments
RAF Icons of the Jet-Age
Concluding my short series of blog posts on iconic RAF planes to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force we finally reach the period that most of us are best familiar with. The age of the jet engine. … Continue reading
Posted in history, Science and Engineering
Tagged Aviation, BAE, Falklands War, Harrier, RAF, RAF100, Royal Air Force, Sea Harrier, Vulcan Bomber, war
3 Comments
WW2 icons of the RAF
Following on from my RAF100 post the Sopwih Camel and WW1… By 1940 the awesome might of Hitler’s Luftwaffe had been displayed in the lightning blitzkrieg offensive that annexed France in six weeks. In the aftermath the British had managed … Continue reading
Posted in history, WW2
Tagged Battle of Britain, Dambusters, Hurricane, Lancaster Bomber, RAF, Royal Air Force, Spitfire, Star Wars, WW2
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Animation of Allied bombing raids on Nazi occupied Europe
I was going to write something entirely different today and indeed had even started writing it when I happened across a segment of this newly released animated video by the Imperial War Museum in London which I thought many others … Continue reading
Posted in history, London, WW2
Tagged D-Day, Germany, history, Imperial War Museum, RAF, The Blitz, United Kingdom, USAAF, Video, war, World War 2, WW2
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75th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain – This was our finest hour
Today marks the start of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and the skies of London will be treated once again to the familiar sights and sounds of Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancaster bombers. As strange as it sounds, … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, WW2
Tagged Battle of Britain, history, Hitler, Lest We Forget, Life, London, Luftwaffe, RAF, Remembrance, war, Winston Churchill, WW2
8 Comments
70th Anniversary of D-Day
This time 70 years ago on 6th June 1944, the world held its breath as the largest amphibious military operation even seen was under way. Operation Overlord was the long-awaited Allied invasion of Nazi held Europe that would lead to … Continue reading
Posted in history, WW2
Tagged Atlantic Wall, D-Day, France, history, Maps, Mulberry harbour, Normandy, Operation Overlord, RAF, Royal Navy, war, WW2
2 Comments