Remembering today Great Escaper Gordon Brettell, one of the fifty Allied airmen murdered in the aftermath of the break out from Stalag Luft III. POW…
Remembering today Great Escaper Gordon Brettell, one of the fifty Allied airmen murdered in the aftermath of the break out from Stalag Luft III. POW…
Remembering the Great Escape 50 who were murdered following their break out from Stalag Luft III in March 1944. My grandfather Arthur Darlow arrived at…
Discussing my book ‘Flightpath to Murder’ with Paul Woodadge on his WW2TV youtube channel. One of the most challenging books that I’ve written, dealing with…
Thoroughly enjoyed talking through Bomber Command’s role in countering the V1 flying bomb with Paul Woodage of WW2TV. A comprehensive account of the Bomber Command…
(On 9th January 1941 the prototype of the Avro Lancaster flew it’s maiden flight. To mark the 80th anniversary here is a piece I wrote…
Earlier this week I received the news from the friends and family of Bomber Command veteran Henry Wagner that he had sadly passed away. Henry…
I had the pleasure of interviewing Tony Pickering for the book ‘Five of the Few’, and in the sound recording herewith Tony describes being forced…
September 1940. While the Luftwaffe and the RAF fighter pilots fight for control of the skies over England during the Battle of Britain, a close…
Delighted to have contributed to the RAFBF’s Battle of Britain podcast. Episode 4 covers The Blitz, the switch to German night bombing, RAF night fighters,…
A few years ago, I spent a fascinating afternoon with Second World War Bomber Command Stirling mid-upper gunner Doug Fry. Here is the first part…