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Last known Battle of Britain fighter pilot passes away
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1z42pkj8o https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0318/1502596-hemingway/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/18/john-paddy-hemingway-last-pilot-battle-of-britain-dies-105/...- Grey Havoc
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- battle of britain battle of france british commonwealth british empire british expeditionary force cold war éire european theater of operations french third republic great britain mediterranean and middle east theatre mediterranean theater (wwii) north atlantic treaty organisation post-world war ii raf fighter command royal air force st. patrick's day the few united kingdom world war ii
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Shaping the Vulcan: Design and development of Avro's V-Bomber (Stephen Liddle)
Hi All, As we're hopefully in the final stages of production and to avoid further hijack of other threads.... The vast delta wing form of Avro’s Vulcan has become an iconic symbol of cold war Britain. From starring alongside James Bond in Thunderball to striking improbably distant targets...- RocketJavelin
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- cold war great britain jet age nuclear battlefield raf bomber command raf strike command royal air force strategic bomber
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Famous British Aircraft (Crecy): James Jackson - Jaguar: A Development and Operational History
https://www.amazon.com/Jaguar-Development-Operational-James-Jackson/dp/1800353294 Publisher Crecy Publishing Ltd (April 30, 2025) Language English ISBN-10 1800353294 ISBN-13 978-1800353299- bercr
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- 1970s 1980s 1990s advanced trainer aéronavale armeé de l'air british aircraft corporation close air support coin cold war france french fifth republic great britain light strike marine nationale post-cold war royal air force sepecat société des ateliers d'aviation louis bréguet tactical reconnaissance
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Official UK Eurofighter history
Part 1 of the Air Historical Branch's history of Typhoon https://www.raf.mod.uk/what-we-do/our-history/air-historical-branch/post-coldwar-studies/eurofightertyphoonpart1coldwarorigins1983-1990/- Mike Pryce
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- 1980s cold war early 1990s eurofighter european fighter aircraft (efa) federal republic of germany french fifth republic great britain north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield post-cold war royal air force west germany western europe
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Propeller Twilight by Tony Buttler
Can anybody recommend this book? https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/crecy-publishinghikoki-propeller-twilight- spicmart
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- cold war fleet air arm great britain post-world war ii royal air force royal navy world war ii
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Hawker Siddeley P.1201 Fighter
Hi, The Hawker-Siddeley HS.1201 was a lightweight air superior fighter project,1967, https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=2303- hesham
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- cold war great britain hawker siddeley aviation ltd late 1960s raf fighter command royal air force
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- Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
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Hudson Mk.V Defensive Armaments
Hello, recently I've come across a 1942 Data Sheet for the Lockheed Hudson Mk.V aircraft, and in this sheet it lists the aircraft having: * 2 x Fixed forward Firing .303s (500 rounds per gun) * 2 x .303s in Dorsal turret (2000 rounds per gun) * 1 x .303 in a ventral Position (1000 rounds per...- Ewan T
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- allies lockheed royal air force royal australian air force royal canadian air force united states united states army air forces world war ii
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Experimental Missile packs for Hawker Hunters
Hello, Recently me and @Jason Dykstra (Wyvern) have come across a few interesting pictures regarding Missile packs for the Hawker Hunter that could be fitted in place of the ADEN armament, I was wondering if anyone had any more info than what we have, so far we have found images for; A... -
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Information on the 1930s B bomb?
Hi people, Recently I was reading David K Brown's work on British naval design ( Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923-45), and here this description about what he referred to as "B bomb" caught my attention. Unfortunately I could not find much information about it...- Sirocco
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- anti-ship anti-ship bomb b-bomb bomb great britain interwar period royal air force world war ii wwii
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- Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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Cuthbertson 'Tracked Rover'
https://www.jamescuthbertson.co.uk/about/company-history.php- TsrJoe
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- bomb disposal british army cold war explosive ordnance disposal great britain james a. cuthbertson limited james archibald cuthbertson land rover royal air force
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Vickers PV bomber
I found this article, concerning the Vickers PV bomber, and would be interested to know more about it. https://www.keymilitary.com/article/british-behemoth- The Skipper
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- great britain heavy bomber interwar period late 1930s raf bomber command royal air force strategic bomber vickers-armstrongs limited
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Team Pellonia Airborne Laser Self Protection System
https://euro-sd.com/2024/10/major-news/41022/laser-self-protection-system/- Basil
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- defence science and technology laboratory (uk) defensive aids system dircm dstl laser laser-based airborne self-protection system lasers leonardo s.p.a. leonardo uk manpads ministry of defence royal air force team pellonia thales group thales uk united kingdom
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Air Defence of Great Britain
Ever since the first Zeppelin raids in World War 1 the vulnerability of the civilian population of the UK to attack from the air has been a major factor in shaping our armed forces. The tile "Air Defence of Great Britain" comes from the organisation set up to meet the only air threat imagined in...- uk 75
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- air defence ballistic missile defense british army cold war cold war ii cruise missile interwar period nuclear battlefield raf fighter command raf strike command royal air force royal navy strategic bomber strategic defence sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke uk air defence region united kingdom world war i world war ii
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Michael Bowyer
The British aviation historian Michael J F Bowyer died recently, aged 95. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/30/michael-bowyer-obituary -
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First volume of a series on C-130 Hercules : Europe
Just published. The first volume is dedicated to European operators. An interesting page dealing with the potential C-130 production by Sud-Aviation in France in the sixties. The author, Xavier Capy, is well known for his previous books on Noratlas and Transall. More details on www.c-130.eu.- Yves Robins
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- airlift armeé de l'air c-130 cold war french fifth republic lockheed royal air force sud aviation united states western europe
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Spitfire alternative history: what happens if everything "goes to plan"?
As any deeply invested Spitfire fan knows, the intended major developments never eventuated and the history of the Spitfire was one of interim variants that did very well. The dead ends are as follows: SPITFIRE III: Merlin 20 development with four cannon and major airframe revisions; abandoned...- pathology_doc
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- air ministry allies alternate history british commonwealth british empire fleet air arm great britain improved spitfire raf fighter command royal air force royal navy supermarine aviation ltd vickers-armstrongs limited what-if world war ii
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The Franco-Belgian front holds 1940: consequences for the RAF?
Hi everyone, I tend to be quite interested in discussing the details of a scenario where the Entente holds the front near the Franco-Belgian border in 1940 (mostly in other forums). I was now wondering what the impacts would be for the RAF. Obviously we may see fewer American aircrafts in...- Elan Vital
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- 1940 alternate history armeé de l'air battle of france early 1940s entente cordiale french third republic great britain kingdom of belgium luftwaffe royal air force third reich wehrmacht world war ii
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British Spec. R2/48,Marine Reconnaissance Flying Boat Contest
Ho, for this competition,the main tenders were; SARO P.104,P,162,Blackburn B-78,Supermarine 524 and Shorts PD.2,has anyone a drawings to Blackburn and Shorts proposals ?.- hesham
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- 1948 cold war great britain late 1940s maritime patrol aircraft maritime reconnaissance post-world war ii raf coastal command royal air force saunders-roe supermarine aviation ltd
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Supermarine Swift
Part of the one documentary threads on this channel. States it’s considered one of the worst aircraft to fly with the RAF. View: https://youtu.be/OO_t3HFGrhw?si=BJGkVc9QwQeiINZa- Flyaway
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- 1950s air ministry cold war f.105d fighter great britain interceptor korean war late 1940s ministry of supply north atlantic treaty organisation post-world war ii raf fighter command royal air force specification e.41/46 super-priority supermarine aviation ltd tactical reconnaissance transonic type 541
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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David Graham passes away
The voice of Parker has passed on. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj463gx8gyo