The appearance of the bombers in mass was the turning point in the aerial warfare of World War II. The era of sportsmanlike, ...
This is an extension of my WW2 memoirs thanks to some encouragement from Researcher Helen! My last article was about the Raid on the Forth Bridge 16Oct1939 under Ref A1975872 on Nov 5th 03.I have ...
By far the best American fighter of 1939, and by far the shiniest aircraft on this list, the Curtiss Hawk 75A scored the ...
First developed in 1934, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was designed for speed, agility, and high-altitude dogfighting. It made its combat debut during the Spanish Civil War in 1937 and became a mainstay of ...
An interactive map created by history researchers has plotted more than 30,000 air raid attacks which were carried out on the UK by the Nazis. The map shows a detailed record of when and where enemy ...
Granma at two years of age ( 2yrs 7mths 4 days ) was living in the Port of Leith , Edinburgh, at Portland Place which overlooks the Firth of Forth. And Granma ,on Monday October 16th 1939, was at the ...