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By GRAHAM PITCHFORK 9th July 2023

… theatre of war and displayed great courage, but were often forgotten when it was time to grant awards. This article is dedicated to the memory of these gallant aircrew. … 9, he flew to the small airstrip at Fort Herz in the most northerly part of Burma with one of the most experienced …

By Dan Sharp 3rd February 2023

… to simply pick their favourite and stick with it. The most commonly cited explanations include a crippling shortage … were committed instead to the design of a long-range bomber based on the Me 261 long-range transport aircraft. He … with weapons of the highest possible calibre. The long-forgotten plan to install a 50mm cannon was dusted off in …

By Ben Dunnell 17th September 2022

… while Crossman was able to dive away from the Bf 109s. The bomber, which may actually have been a Do 17, was claimed as … by Bf 109s during this patrol, but the ORB — again, most surprisingly — is silent on the matter. Crossman was … MkX ‘P2921’/G-CHTK. Richard Paver … Battle of Britain's forgotten 'Few': a star extinguished …

By ANDREW CRITCHELL 14th September 2022

… Red section were shot down in quick succession by Bf 109s, most likely from JG 51. At the same time, Yellow and Green … at both engines, causing them to stop before he lost the bomber in cloud. Emerging from the grey, Ian could see … James Brown and Mike Collett. … Battle of Britain's forgotten 'Few': Hurricane R4118 pilot 'Jock' Muirhead …

By Ben Dunnell 17th May 2024

… is also a hugely enthusiastic pilot himself, who has flown most of the aircraft in the fleet and amassed significant … that were built, at that time none were left flying [in bomber configuration], or occasionally one with the Tallichet … veterans. This was a generation that, to put it best, was forgotten after Vietnam was over, and in the worst context …

By ROBIN HILL 16th September 2022

… “found it hard to get a sight on the Hurricane ”. Most of the pilots flew a Hurricane for the first time on the … Three of us were sent up the other day to intercept a hun bomber. We sighted him over the south coast. We all piled on … Bon Seigneur’s relative Toby Cote. … Battle of Britain's forgotten 'Few': a Canadian desperate to join the RAF's fight …

By Matthew Haswell 21st January 2024

… were rejuvenating a Valiant cockpit Only one Valiant V-bomber survives intact, XD818 displayed at the RAF Museum’s … Shropshire. However, four cockpit sections are extant, the most significant of which is held by the Brooklands Museum, … The captain of XD816 was Flt Lt Dave Blomeley DFC AFC, a World War Two fighter ‘ace’ who had flown with 151 and 605 …

By Jamie Ewan 14th June 2024

… were equipped with the Avro Anson Mk.I. It was by far the most widely available type in the command’s Order of Battle. … new aircraft, it quickly found a role acting as an enemy bomber while working with Air Defence Experimental … at least 300lb of explosive, seemed to have been forgotten. The antisubmarine weapons available to the Anson – …

By VIC FLINTHAM 17th January 2024

… 2016 issue of FlyPast Vic Flintham revealed the shadowy world of 543 Squadron As the early post-war years unfolded … as high as the English Electric twin-jet, the Valiant V-bomber offered considerable advantages: it could carry more … cameras. The challenge was to have a fit that covered most operational demands without the need constantly to …

By Steve Beebee 16th January 2024

…   From the ashes Tasked with creating a strategic jet bomber, and knowing that several rival companies such as … his plans would be stopped in their tracks and quietly forgotten about. Stuart Davies, already a key part of the … at far greater cost in the much larger final version. Most of the ‘junior’ deltas were flown by Avro’s flamboyant …

By Al Mickeloff 9th August 2024

… retired to the bar to enjoy a glass of wine and begin a most important conversation. Richard said something that … had one request: arrive on August 8, as a gathering of Bomber Command veterans was already planned for that date. … who risked their lives and to ensure their legacy is never forgotten. This would be the last salute for many of them. …

14th June 2024

… retired to the bar to enjoy a glass of wine and begin a most important conversation. Richard said something that … had one request: arrive on August 8, as a gathering of Bomber Command veterans was already planned for that date. … who risked their lives and to ensure their legacy is never forgotten. This would be the last salute for many of them. …

By STEPHEN SKINNER 17th January 2024

… unless stated In early 1951, the Vickers Valiant heavy jet bomber prototype, WB210, was transported down the A3 trunk … equipment had not been fully developed, they had to use World War Two systems that did only moderate damage to their … development of the missile’s aerodynamics and autopilot. Most were dropped from Valiants and Vulcans at the Aberporth …

By CHRIS GIBSON 18th January 2024

… the tens of tons. This was accurate for uranium 238, the most abundant isotope of uranium, and had been worked out by … to tender for specification B35/46 — the medium bomber to carry the ‘special weapon’. Details of the weapon … Danube’s shape was not a derivative of the Grand Slam of World War Two, nor was Barnes Wallis involved in its design. …

By Bill Turnill 6th June 2022

… Vickers Valiant: first of the ‘V-bombers’, and the one now most forgotten, despite how it paved the way for those that … a tour as a Canberra captain, and then the carrot of a ‘V-bomber’ captaincy. The Canberra possibility after just a year …