Hawker Hurricane Survivors
With 2015 being the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain – arguably the Hawker Hurricane’s ‘finest hour’ – it is appropriate to tell the story of the surviving Hurricanes...
Category: Books
RAF Westhampnett – A Fighter Command Station at War
Situated close to the South Coast, on flat land to the north of Chichester in West Sussex, lies Goodwood Aerodrome. This pleasant rural airfield was once home to squadrons of...
Battle of Britain Voices
DESCRIPTION July 1940, and Britain is the only European country which hasn’t caved in to Hitler’s Third Reich. Hitler’s stated aim was to ‘eliminate the English home country as a...
The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain
Unrivalled for its synthesis of all previous historical accounts, for the quality of its strategic analysis and its truly compulsive narrative, this is a book ultimately distinguished by its conclusions...
A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1931-40: Arise to Protect
Throughout the 1930s, RAF Manston became established as one of the most important airfields in the country. No. 48 Squadron arrived at Manston in December 1935 and was equipped with...
Whirlwind: Westland’s Enigmatic Fighter
Faster and better armed than the Spitfire, the Whirlwind was the RAF’s counter to a new generation of armoured German bombers which it expected to meet in English skies in...
