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Roy Cross (23rd April 1924 – 24th April 2024), was born in Camberwell, London. As an artist, he was mainly self-taught, although…
As published in Flying No.124, 4th June 1919 “831” was a creature of impulse, or else had rabies. Ever since Bagg took…
Or ’How smoking can be bad for your wealth’. Since the dawn of time, man has sought to collect items around him.…
Or the story of Georges Nélis, visionary. The Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne (in French, literally translates as 'Belgian…
A non-comprehensive list of aviation pioneers, some you will know, some you will not Name Dates Country (worked) Pioneer Achievements Clément Ader…
Or ‘I’ve got your number!’ RFC and RAF (and RNAS) Service numbers from 1912 to 1919 (some numbers current to 1921). This…
Or ‘Les Cigognes (The Storks)’ Early in the Great War the French Air Force started to group together its escadrilles (squadrons) into…
Or ‘Now you see me, now you do…. still see me’ When all the nations and their respective military air resources came…
The 1976 film Aces High was directed by Jack Gold, and had a stellar cast of young British actors: Malcolm McDowell, Peter…
Or ‘the Aeroplane St. Leger’ Victorian Britain built an Empire built on trade and colonisation. This was in part due to having…
Or ‘Up, up and away!’ F. Russell Sadd with No.8 Kite Balloon Section in France, 1915. Aeroplane Monthly of June 1976 carried…
William Frederick James Harvey (8th January 1897 to 21st July 1972) was a British pilot, unusually credited with twenty-six victories. This is…
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