by admin | Oct 1, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything, Research
On a recent Saturday afternoon Andrew had the very good fortune to meet with one of the veterans he has corresponded with, George Heighington, a wartime fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force’s No. 111 Squadron (familiarly known as ‘Treble One’)....
by admin | Sep 22, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
Last Saturday was the final event on the Battle of Britain tour – the 75 year anniversary airshow at Duxford. With a line-up of eighteen Spitfires, four Hurricane, a B-17, a Blenheim and much more, the expectations were high. Fingers were crossed the entire week for...
by admin | Sep 17, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
Morten is spending this week on tour with a group of Swedes in London, southern England and northern France, visiting many of the important sites relating to the Battle of Britain. Monday started with a visit to Bentley Priory, located in Stanmore on the northern edge...
by admin | Sep 15, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
Andrew is currently in London on the first stage of his Europe trip, and organized a little get-together of some friends and colleagues on the evening of Saturday 5 September. Most of the attendees had spent the day researching at the National Archives, and then...
by admin | Aug 15, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
Another fascinating signal Andrew stumbled upon while searching for something else. This one is a German report on the entry into service of the P-51B Mustang, re-engined with the much more powerful Merlin power-plant. The signal is from 29 December 1943 so the...
by admin | Jul 8, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything
The Air War Publications team continues to have success in contacting and interviewing Second World War veterans, even though these men and women (all now at least 90 years old) are sadly leaving us at a rapid rate. We feel that it is very important to record their...
