Tuesday, 19th September 1944, was Black Tuesday for the 1st Airborne Division trying to take and hold the road bridge at Arnhem. It was the day Operation Market Garden failed. Comedian and historian Al Murray…
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Anna Leska – ATA Pilot
Born on the 4th November 1910, Anna Zofia Marta Leska grew up with a love of flying. She learned to fly gliders and hot air balloons at the Warsaw Aeroclub. In the late 1930s, she…
82: Operation Chowhound with Lucy Hanson
In 1945, the RAF and USAAF flew two remarkable operations. Mana and Chowhound were missions to deliver food and vital medical supplies to break the ‘Hunger Winter’ famine in Occupied Holland. A truce with the…
81: Propwash Airshow at Stow Maries
Propwash is the summer Festival of the Air at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome and we were delighted to be there! Following the museum’s CEO Ian Flint’s kind invitation to visit, we headed out to…
80: Harry Hardy DFC – Hawker Typhoon Pilot
On the 10th of August 1944, Harry Hardy joined 440 “City of Ottawa” Squadron RCAF in Normandy, flying Hawker Typhoon ‘Bombphoons’. Harry flew 96 sorties (missions) through France, Belgium and Holland and was the pilot…
Harry Hardy DFC Hawker Typhoon Pilot
Harry Hardy DFC photographed for Radio Canada in December 1944 In November 2010, F/L Harry Hardy DFC CD L.d’H. gave a talk about his experiences flying Hawker Typhoon ‘Bombphoons’ with 440 “City of Ottawa” Squadron…
79: Flying Catch-22 with ‘Stoney’ Stonich
#Catch-22 is one of Scott Marchand and I’s favourite books, so when the opportunity came up to chat with Stoney Stonich, who, as a young pilot, signed on to be one of the B-25 pilots…
78: Save Stow Maries! with Ian Flint
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is the largest surviving Great War aerodrome in Europe, and it needs your help! Following roadworks that blocked access to the museum, they need your support to survive the funding…
77: The Challenger Disaster with Adam Higginbotham
It has been nearly 40 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its 10th flight on January 28, 1986, killing her crew and shocking the world. Author Adam Higginbotham‘s new book, Challenger:…
76: The F-35 Trillon Dollar Trainwreck with Bill Sweetman
The Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II is slated to be the mainstay of the US Air Force and NATO’s air forces for years to come. But as Bill Sweetman, veteran aerospace journalist and independent analyst, dissects…