John Fairley’s new book Fighting in the Sky is due to be released this Summer. In this Q&A John tells us about his experiences in
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In the following video Pen and Sword author Geoff Simpson tells us all about his new book A History of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association. Enjoy!
We felt at peace with the world on that quiet Sunday in February 1978 at RAF Brüggen, our biggest strike/attack base in North Germany; there
Some commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain are being postponed or cancelled. However, the occasion has been marked in an unusual
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In that quiet corner of Germany on the Dutch border, the tranquil calm of Easter Sunday, 4 April 1999, was shattered by the roar of
Squadron Leader Brian Lane DFC and Spitfire! On 21 September 1940, Flying Officer Stanley Devon, an award-winning press photographer whose services the Air Ministry had
“NONE SO BLIND” – the RAF attitude to dive-bombing. One aspect of the Petlyakov Pe-2 story that is very revealing was the attitude taken by
As I write, the world is in turmoil owing to a new disease, which nobody, at least in the western world, had heard of until
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