Tag: Photo’s

‘Holy Grail’ Researchers Locate Avro “Baby Arrow” on Floor of Lake Ontario

John Buchan

For years, people have searched Lake Ontario for signs of the Avro “Baby Arrows” that were flown over the lake in the late 1950s. The…

Lost and Found: B-24 Lady-Be-Good a Tragic Tale of Resilience in the Desert

John Buchan

It was 1943, Sunday April 4th and the Allies were putting pressure on Axis forces bombing targets across Southern Italy, pressing home their air-power advantage…

Rare Spitfire Flown by Great Escape Team Member Recovered From Norwegian Mountaintop

John Buchan

Flight Lieutenant and Spitfire pilot Alastair ‘Sandy’ Gunn enlisted in the British Royal Air Force on February 22nd, 1940. After a short period of training…

“Dream Machines”: Wunderwaffe That he Envisioned Winning the War

John Buchan

They had a plan, a plan that would see the Third Reich conquer Europe, Great Britain and then, one day, reach across the Atlantic and…

Facts About the P51 Mustang: One of the Greatest Planes in History

John Buchan

The P-51 Mustang is considered one of the greatest fighter planes in history. It was the US military’s main fighter plane in World War II…

RAF to Scrap Victor at Entrance to Marham Base

John Buchan

A Cold War-era jet which has stood at the entrance to RAF Marham base in Norfolk will be scrapped. The base offered to give the…