Spitfire Great find Jim. What an aircraft! That hanger at RAF Coningsby has Spitfires. and when they took around ( We were on a Company...
Cosford Cosford is close to me ( 20 miles or so ) It is well worth a visit Im told. My son was training there when he was in the "University...
Hello Hello and welcome mate. Nice to have you on board. As a WW2 fan, Im sure you will enjoy these forums. Have a bash at posting...
Beer Great stuff Dave. Great old song. Nice one
Find Another 1st class find Jim. The lyrics are so true of that terrible war. As an apprentice in my youth, I worked with a lot of WW1...
Ivor Great find Jim. I didnt know about his service record. What a genius!
Ford Nothing surprises me about Ford. The way he broke the unions with mob muscle still still rankles to-day in present day America among the...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] This is one of things I found in among my fathers things when he died. Dad was a Staff Sergeant in the...
B.D. Yeah it got heavy when wet, and very uncomfortable. But also when wet it had a very strange smell to it! BTW the only time they would...
[IMG] The Commando Memorial is dedicated to the Officers and Men who died in WW2 (1939/45) and who trained in the area. This Commando...
Lulu Great find mate!:thumb: Wonderful story of a very brave woman.
Bader Superb thread Jim:thumb: I worked with a guy who was in the RAF during the War. He was a cook stationed at a airfield where Bader was...
If you want to see Aeroplanes of the second war then try and pay a visit to RAF Coningsby Lincolnshire Museum. They have lots of aircraft in...
army Yes mate it is "second" nature to me , even after all these years! But I can only repeat that anything you want to know just ask! I am...
Webbing Good find again Jim.:thumb: When I went in the army in 1957, the webbing was not a lot different to that in the photos. And we changed...
[IMG][IMG] This is the Liberty ship Jeremiah O Brien. It is moored in San Francisco harbour. I believe it one of the only two that are still...
Graves Another fantastic thread Jim. Again the photographs are first class. And once again the details are very well presented....
Graves Superb photos mate. Very interesting details about the V.C. winner.
army Any questions you have about the army mate just ask. I will do my best to answer them. A Corps is a collection of units spread...
Ww2 Fascinating insight to the start of the war Jim. The Nazis sound almost human! Brilliant find! nice one.
