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Lady of the Week: The Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster in all her glory A very special lady is 70 years young this weekend, the inimitable Avro Lancaster. The elegant, four-engined heavy bomber was a modified design of the less...
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The Diamond Jubilee Flypast
H. M. reviewing the troops. At the weekend the Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, reviewed thousands of her troops at Windsor Castle to mark her Diamond Jubilee. The highlight of the day was...
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About time...Interview with an Air Gunner...
Reblogged from RAFairman's Blog: It's noisy. It's cold. It's pitched black. Outside the clouds whoosh past. Occasionally the moon and the stars shine through the higher cloud. You are flying in a...
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RAF Bomber Command Memorial Portraits
The Avro Lancaster in all her glory This morning The Telegraph published a series of moving portraits of surviving veterans of Bomber Command, the RAF strike force that flew combat missions over Europe...
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A Personal Post on the Bomber Command Memorial
H. M. The Queen unveils Philip Jackson’s sculpture in the Bomber Command Memorial, London. Thursday was an important day for me and thousands of others who either served in, or have relatives who...
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Happy Birthday to Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart, 115 years young today. Today is the 115th birthday of American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Earhart (“air-hart“, I made that mistake once and it was a tad embarrassing in polite...
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Murdoch Mysteries: Downton Abbey meets Midsomer Murders
Detective William Murdoch, played by Yannick Bisson. On Monday evening the UK will be introduced to the new series of Murdoch Mysteries, a Canadian period crime drama. Set in Toronto at the turn of the...
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Hopgood’s Courageous Run
This year is the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid in World War II, when Wing Commander Gibson led 617 Squadron into the heart of Germany to destroy the great dams of the Ruhr region and reduce...
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Armed Forces Day
Candid photography at a hot and sunny Armed Forces Day in Nottingham. A great day out - hope you enjoy the photos!
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A Lancaster in Flight
This weekend was very special for me, because it was the first time I saw an Avro Lancaster in flight. When I was a child I heard so much about the “Queen of the Sky” from my Grandfather, who flew in...
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