by Andrew Arthy | Apr 25, 2019 | A Little Bit of Everything, No. 111 Squadron, North Africa, Pilots, RAF, Research, Royal Air Force Units, Spitfire, Tunisia
25 April is a national day of remembrance for Australians and New Zealanders and is known as ANZAC Day. The day commemorates the sacrifices and service of the men and women of their armed forces and marks the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings by the Australian and...
by Andrew Arthy | Jan 29, 2019 | 1.(F)/121, Ju 88, Luftwaffe, North Africa, RAF, Research, Tunisia, USAAF
By mid-February 1943 the campaign in North Africa was moving towards its conclusion, but the Germans and Italians made one last desperate attempt to change the course of events, in what became known as the Battle of Kasserine Pass. While the land fighting has received...
by Adam Thompson | Oct 19, 2018 | Battle of the Atlantic, eArticles, He 115, Luftwaffe, RAF, Sunderland
Air War Publications is pleased to announce the release of our latest eArticle ‘Adrift in the Atlantic’, and this time it has a nautical theme: the Atlantic rescue of a downed British Coastal Command aircraft crew and their passengers. Tim Oliver has...
by Morten Jessen | Sep 28, 2018 | A Little Bit of Everything, B-17 Flying Fortress, Bf 109, Hurricane, Lancaster, Lysander, P-51 Mustang, RAF, Spitfire, Yak-3
The Royal Air Force, or RAF, was formed towards the end of the First World War. It officially came into being on 1 April 1918 and is the oldest, independent air force in the world. This past weekend, Morten attended the Battle of Britain Airshow which was part of the...
by Andrew Arthy | Jul 27, 2018 | eArticles, No. 111 Squadron, P-51 Mustang, Pilots, Publications, RAF, Spitfire, Tunisia, Western Front
A new biography eArticle is now available, this time telling the story of an important but little-known Australian fighter pilot and unit leader, Barry E. Gale, who served with distinction over Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean. The eArticle is available on...
by Morten Jessen | Sep 17, 2015 | A Little Bit of Everything, Bf 109, Hurricane, Luftwaffe, RAF, Spitfire
Morten is spending this week on tour with a group of Swedes in London, southern England and northern France, visiting many of the important sites relating to the Battle of Britain. Monday started with a visit to Bentley Priory, located in Stanmore on the northern edge...
