Wrecks and Relics – Essential Reading … One of the essentials for regular visitors to museums in the UK is Ken Ellis excellent Wrecks and Relics. This superb hardback compendium is produced by Ken Ellis (who was Editor of Flypast) and has been almost a lifetime quest to locate, research, and identify every airframe – […]
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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
Lightnings The English Electric Lightning has a lot to answer for. From the age of four I lived in Tunstead which is directly underneath the downwind leg of the circuit for RAF Coltishall. The Lightning was just entering service at that time. Each break from school whilst in the playground there would be a fairly
