Nearby places of aviation interest. or links to websites of aviation interest.
The Defector In January 1976 as a brand new Corporal, I was posted to RAF Gatow in Berlin. The aircraft maintenance team there was only 11 strong and our main job was to maintain the two DH Chipmunk aircraft used by the station operations officer and station commander. The purpose of the Chipmunks was to […]
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Joe Kennedy and the INK tour (VE Day @ NASAM) As we approach VE Day, Friday 8th May was to have seen a new venture at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum. INK ** were taking their play about Joe Kennedy on tour and the museum was the venue for one performance. The good news
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Spitfire … Bit of a quiz this time about the Spitfire and what is the earliest example of the use of this name. The name “Spitfire” will probably be recognised by a very large proportion of the world’s population and correctly identified as the iconic British fighter aircraft of World War ll. It was the
