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The strange tale of how Johnny became George
This is a rare picture of one of the specially modified Lancasters (given the cumbersome name of ‘Type 464 Provisioning’) used on the Dams Raid. It was taken at RAF Scampton after the war, sometime in… more →
Dambusters Weblog
New Year's Day in Clapton: history on your doorstep
wrote 5 days ago: Walthamstow Marshes: tranquility is a relative concept in London. New Year’s Day is a good opp … more →
1956 - Suez, The Cold War, Airfix and Jim Laker
wrote 3 weeks ago: In 1956 there were some really important events around the world that had an influence on internatio … more →
The strange tale of how Johnny became George
wrote 2 months ago: This is a rare picture of one of the specially modified Lancasters (given the cumbersome name of ‘Ty … more →
Only original part from Dambuster Lancaster goes on display
wrote 3 months ago: Pic: Grantham Journal I might be wrong, but I think this is the only original part of a Dambuster La … more →
BBMF Lancaster at Lord's causes England collapse
wrote 4 months ago: I can only find this one picture of yesterday’s flypast over Lord’s cricket ground durin … more →
AV Roe and 100 years of British flying
wrote 5 months ago: In the rush of dealing with a major computer problem and getting away on holiday (in which I complet … more →
EAA Airventure 2009
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wrote 5 months ago: Oshkosh, Wisconsin I had planned on two days in Oshkosh, which meant I had a pretty quick learning c … more →
'Last of the Dambusters' on Youtube
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wrote 6 months ago: I posted about this interesting (although misleadingly titled) documentary last year, when it was sh … more →
One of two
wrote 7 months ago: This is one of only two Avro Lancaster bombers that remain flying in the world – this one base … more →
Steady, steady – bomb gone, skipper!
wrote 7 months ago: I’m told, because I’m not yet lucky or rich enough to have one, that one of the coolest … more →
Operation Manna: A Modern-Day Miracle
wrote 8 months ago: The penultimate day in April of 1945 was pretty eventful. Deposed Italian strongman Benito Mussolin … more →
1956 Barbers Tea "Aeroplanes" Complete Set
wrote 9 months ago: Fronts/Backs of cards #1, #7, #15 and #25 This “Aeroplanes” series is yet another beauti … more →
Lancaster at Lord's, Leeming, Lowestoft and Leuchars (and lots of other places)
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wrote 9 months ago: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight website has had a makeover, and is full of interesting informa … more →
The Grand Slam - Not Available at Denny's
wrote 9 months ago: Ok, I’ve been gone for a couple days. As I mentioned the other day, my grandmother celebrated … more →
Lancaster in flight caught on Google Eearth
wrote 10 months ago: This picture, taken a couple of years back, of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster over … more →
Question time
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wrote 1 year ago: For some time Ron Lapp from Winnipeg has been trying to find out the answer to a question of detail … more →
Video of Lancaster in flight
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve only just caught up with this article in the Canadian Hamilton Spectator which appeared b … more →
Bouncing ideas
wrote 1 year ago: A third-rate mathematics student knows more about nature and its laws than did Pascal or Descartes. … more →
"It's a beautiful day to get our war on."
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wrote 1 year ago: Watched the first episode of Generation Kill this evening, HBO’s new Band of Brothers-meets-Ja … more →
