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Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Frontline: Faces and Spaces
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Frontline: Faces and Spaces
Join us to explore key aspects of the Great War in our popular annual seminar. This year's theme - Key faces, spaces and their impact.
Inside the Sopwith 1½ Strutter | The APSS WWI Aircraft Rebuild - YouTube
Inside the Sopwith 1½ Strutter | The APSS WWI Aircraft Rebuild - YouTube
I went to see the Sopwith 1½ Strutter replica, built by the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS). In this video, I explore the aircraft’s history...
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I explore early military aviation, historical sites, airfield events, or just general history stuff that I'm interested in learning about. I'm not here as an expert, I just like hearing stories.
Why Fighter Pilots Still Captivate Us - latest post
Why Fighter Pilots Still Captivate Us - latest post
Notes from my latest research of Great War fighter pilots
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Essays from the skies, WWI fighter pilots, art history, and fragments of memory. Non-academic stories with heart, drawn from research and archives.
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It's important to me that the legacy of those who first took to the skies lives on for the next generation. Imagine electricity being launched in the late 1800s, and only years later we have combat in
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