Lightning Up

Alan White served in the RAF from 1953 to 1987 - roughly the period of the Cold War. His introduction to flying came in his University Air Squadron. This seduced him into dropping out of University an...

Czechs in the RAF in Focus

Aircraft Modelling

The aircraft modeling hobby has undergone dramatic changes in the last ten years. New manufacturing technologies and the rise of China have combined to make this a golden age in terms of the variety a...

Silent Wings at War

The pilots were known as "suicide jockeys" and the aircraft they flew were called "flak bait." Attached to hemp or nylon ropes and towed aloft by modified bombers or transport aircraft, Allied combat...

White Eagles

Polish fliers had to fight for their existence from the chaotic beginnings in the aftermath of World War I, through the Nazi and Soviet juggernauts in September 1939. In White Eagles the authors descr...

Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II

From bombing raids in the flak-filled skies over Germany and Japan to cargo runs above the snowy Himalayas and wheeling dogfights in nimble fighters, American aircraft contributed to victory in all th...

Men of the Bombers

In Dienst Van Hun Naaste

Het boek ''In dienst van hun naaste...'' is gebaseerd op het verhaal van twee pilotenhelpers. De eerste - Joke Folmer - is een vrouw die nog geen twintig jaar oud, tijdens de oorlogsjaren maar liefst...

Airfields of 11 Group

The Royal Air Force's 11 Group played a leading role in the Battle of Britain. It included the airfields at Tangmere, Westhampnett, Kenley, Croydon, Biggin Hill, West Malling, Horchurch, Hawkinge, Gra...