TON-UP LANCS – A Photographic Record of the 35 RAF Lancasters That Each Completed 100 Sorties – Review by Mark Barnes
I will put it straight out there and say I don’t hold with any notions of guilt or contrition for the British bombing offensive against…
Bomber Command Veterans Asked To Put Their Lucky Mascots On Display
The International Bomber Command Center has asked veterans of Bomber Command to pull out the lucky mascots they took with them on missions to display…
Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial Damaged by Vandals
The International Bomber Command Centre in Lincolnshire, England, tells the story of more than 55,000 men who were killed in World War II. The 102-foot…
TON-UP LANCS – A Photographic Record of the 35 RAF Lancasters That Each Completed 100 Sorties – Review by Mark Barnes
I will put it straight out there and say I don’t hold with any notions of guilt or contrition for the British bombing offensive against…
Bomber Offensive: Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur Harris – Review by Jack Hawkins
Bomber Offensive: Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur Harris is the memoir of Sir Arthur Harris, who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber…
RAF Bomber Command – Life of Legacy and Controversy for the Veterans
Bomber Command lead by Air Chief Marshall Sir Arthur Harris had a very clear Motto ‘Strike Hard Strike Sure’, the idea was to strategically…
THUNDER BIRD in Bomber Command – Review by Mark Barnes
I’m of the right age to have spent my formative years enthralled by the work of Gerry Anderson. I don’t want to turn this review…
Last Blenheim Bomber restored to flying glory
[Via] A Blenheim bomber used during World War Two has been restored to its former glory in tribute to the pilots and crew of Royal…
WIMPY – A Detailed Illustrated History of the Vickers Wellington in Service – Review by Mark Barnes
There is a tidy page on Facebook called the Aviation Enthusiast Book Club that might sound like the name of a band of posh public…
ALL ALONG THE CONTROL TOWER – Review by Mark Barnes
The Barten brothers are quite rightly noted for their automotive passions expressed in a series of genuinely lovely books of monochrome nostalgia. I repeat, this…
ARTIE – BOMBER COMMAND LEGEND – Reviewed by Mark Barnes
I’ve enjoyed this book. Fighting High have built a deserved reputation for producing elegant histories of the Royal Air Force during World War II and…
Dambusters pilot to sell medals to save Bomber Command Memorial
Squadron Leader Les Munro is Britain’s last surviving World War Two Dambusters pilot and he has decided to sell the medals he received for bravery…