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An event in the early career of Captain Eric Brown
With the anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic making headlines, the legendary Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown has come to even greater prominence. Captain Brown flew a Grumman Martlet fighter from HM… more →
Naval Air History
Agency of the Month: US Army Center of Military History
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wrote 1 week ago: We are starting a new series to feature various Federal agencies of note as Agency of the Month. Wit … more →
An event in the early career of Captain Eric Brown
wrote 1 week ago: With the anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic making headlines, the legendary Captain Eric ‘Win … more →
Kanto Earthquake Ruins
wrote 2 weeks ago: Commemorating Japan’s Kanto earthquake of 1923. … more →
P-51D Mustang from the sea
wrote 3 weeks ago: North American Aviation P-51D Mustang 44-14574 ‘Little Zippie’ now resides in the East E … more →
The Aviation Historian – Issue 3 review
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wrote 1 month ago: The Aviation Historian launched without fanfare in October 2012. This was a far quieter start than w … more →
Fleet Air Arm Museum reserve collection
wrote 2 months ago: The Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton has the biggest collection of naval aircraft in Europe. The ma … more →
Barracuda interview on Airplane Geeks
wrote 3 months ago: The aviation podcast ‘Airplane Geeks’ programme for 30 January 2013, Episode 233, featur … more →
Heinkel He115 brought into the sun at Sola
wrote 6 months ago: On 2 June 2012, a rare Heinkel He115 was raised from the sea at Sola near Stavanger in Norway, by a … more →
Naval aircraft, through their creators’ eyes
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wrote 6 months ago: The magazine adverts of the 1930s-40s provide a fascinating view of how naval aircraft manufacturers … more →
The Royal Navy Historic Flight
wrote 6 months ago: Many thanks to the Royal Navy Historic Flight and the Fly Navy Heritage Trust for the opportunity to … more →
The Unsung Ark Royal
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wrote 7 months ago: When the current HMS Ark Royal (R07) leaves Portsmouth early next year for a Turkish scrapyard, it m … more →
A recipe for obsolescence? British naval torpedo bomber development in the 1930s
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wrote 8 months ago: The Fleet Air Arm led developments in torpedo attack using landplanes flying from aircraft carriers … more →
Tere Estonia!
wrote 10 months ago: Who knew Estonia was such a WiFi paradise? And who knew that also meant finding a computer to use or … more →
Supermarine Special: The Spitfire’s struggle to go to sea
wrote 10 months ago: When the Spitfire finally went to sea in late 1942 it was in a great rush. This was all the more sur … more →
War Diary March 19th to 27th 1940
wrote 11 months ago: Tuesday March 19th 1940 Air Ministry announced that, following German raid on Orkneys RAF bombers da … more →
British naval anti-aircraft weaponry - a brief history
wrote 11 months ago: With reference to the Explosion Museum of Naval Ordnance, Gosport All the photographs of preserved n … more →
Black Thursday
wrote 11 months ago: One of the most disastrous naval air strikes in the Fleet Air Arm’s history took place over the nigh … more →
Three raids at the beginning of the end
wrote 11 months ago: In the Spring and Summer of 1944, the Royal Navy had begun to make its presence felt in the Far East … more →
The birth of modern Air-Sea Rescue
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wrote 1 year ago: The Air Sea Rescue service that saved so many airmen in the Second World War could be said to have i … more →
