For nearly half a century, his medals simply gathered dust in a locked drawer. Branse Burbridge rarely talked about his adventures as an RAF ace in the Second World War, not even with his closest family. But the medals told their own remarkable story. One was a Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, for his acts of gallantry in the face [...]
The strategic bombing offensive carried out by Bomber Command in Europe played a significant role in the Allied victory. Australian airmen flew in every major operation. Most of the aircrews who trained in Australia under the Empire Air Training Scheme were posted to Bomber Command. There were five main RAAF squadrons – No 460 flying Wellingtons then Lancasters, Nos 463 [...]
Recently Warren Denholm put a camera on his helmet to record the photo shoot we conducted with the Mosquito and a DH Vampire, photo plane was the Spitfire in the footage. The beeping sound you can hear sometimes is caused by the throttles being pulled back to a certain point with the undercarriage up, it is a warning for the [...]
How often do you get a chance to fit some engines to a genuine WWII aircraft ? In my case, probably just once – and today was it. Having worked on-and-off on Mosquito FB.VI TA122 at the Mossie Museum for almost exactly ten years, I just couldn’t miss the opportunity to be part of the team today when the time [...]
A legendary flier whose World War Two feat of shooting down four German bombers in just 20 minutes enshrined him in RAF history has died, aged 91. Navigator Norman Crookes, whose feat was was heralded as one of the finest of the whole war, died in hospital in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, after suffering a heart attack. The amazing sortie in a [...]
A Nelson-based World War II pilot who cheated death on wartime raids over Europe has been grounded from attending a special memorial service in London. English-born John Beeching, 88, was initially accepted as one of the few surviving former Bomber Command members to be part of a dedication and unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial in London in June. He has [...]
The People’s Mosquito is pleased to announce that former Battle of Britain Memorial Flight pilot Bill Ramsey has joined the project team. Bill will officially be taking on a Technical Project Research and Development role, but as a former Royal Air Force and BBMF pilot his remit will no doubt broaden as the project progresses. During his RAF career Bill [...]
For the most part Sismore completed these hair-raising exploits, for which he was four times decorated, alongside Squadron Leader Reggie Reynolds. The duo teamed up in December 1942 when Sismore, then recently commissioned and a veteran of a tour of operations on Blenheim bombers, joined the Mosquito-equipped No 105 Squadron. He would see continuous action on bombing operations for the [...]
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