Any of my Twitter/X friends able to identify this Blenheim squadron/crew with a rather lovely Felix the cat emblem? Photo dated 15 August 1940.

“You can’t park ‘ere, mate!” Still ploughing through thousands of original Blitz, V1, and V2 images, and this caught my eye:

Sorting many hundreds of original V1 and V2 related images of impact sites in UK and launch sites in Europe for an ⁦Iron Cross Magazine⁩ project. Some unusual ones include this shot of packing/transit equipment for V1 transportation inc wing cradles and warhead covers.

Inside Issue 20 | Weserübng and Blücher

On 9 April 1940, German forces launched their attack on Norway, John Grehan reveals how the defenders achieved one of their biggest victories, read the full feature militaria.ma/ic-issue20

It’s always a huge pleasure to meet the families of those who served - at 128 families to date we are always looking for more. Can we find families of these men?

History Onz Alice Loxton Alex Iszatt Andy Saunders 🇺🇦 Helena Morrissey DBE Damien Lewis Matthew Willis The Damcasters - The Aviation History Podcast Commonwealth War Graves

Out now, a very special #WWII issue of the Aust War Memorial’s Wartime magazine! With contributions from John C. McManus Helen Fry | WWII Historian Robin Prior David Stahel & others, what’s not to like?

❤️ for a chance to win a copy 📖
awm.gov.au/wartime

#WeHaveWays

Feeling a lot of love for the Mosquito, which played a huge part in PR operations worldwide! de Havilland Aircraft Museum Paul Beaver @ Beaver Westminster Dr Philip W Blood 🇺🇦🇪🇺 Pippa Ettore Ben Dunnell Aviation Andy Saunders 🇺🇦 NCAP Mark Katherine Carter Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History 🚁 The Damcasters - The Aviation History Podcast Helen Fry | WWII Historian History Onz

Off out to lunch. Just checking the menu. I think I’ll pass on the salad. 😐 Oh. It seems someone has 😳😬

This is a charity close to my heart. Childhood leukaemia had a double impact (at the same time) on my family. Will bung a bit into the pot, Al Murray - DKMS.ORG.UK 🇺🇦 👍 Keep up the good work!

‘Teddy’ Morris was an interesting chap with whom I had lengthy correspondence in the 1970s. He was lucky to survive a head-on collision with a He 111, a scene depicted by the artist on this book cover Pippa Ettore

Every time I see the DH9 at Duxford, I marvel. A long way in time and distance from Rajasthan elephant stable to flying at Duxford with Historic Aircraft Collection! Bloody brilliant!

Well Dart Charge if your technology is so bad that it can’t differentiate between O, D, or 0, or even identify the vehicle type in the photo, isn’t it time you reviewed it? Just wasted a lot of time getting a penalty notice cancelled for a crossing neither I nor my car made! 😡

A huge anniversary today Top Landing Gear Dr Victoria Taylor 💛💙✈ History Onz The Damcasters - The Aviation History Podcast Helena Morrissey DBE Damien Lewis For You The War Is Over Classic Warbirds Ben Dunnell Aviation NCAP Mark Mark Eastwood MP Andrew Bowie MP Matt Bone Dr Sarah-Louise Miller 🇺🇦 AoHE - Dominic Taylor-Lane RAF Benson Commonwealth War Graves

Today has mostly been about a famous war photographer. If you know, you know.

After a slight hiatus to get on with other things, and to gather data for this project, work is now ramping up again on editing the updates for this significant 1980 book. Publication late 2025 (in four volumes) by Pen & Sword Books who now own the ‘After the Battle’ brand

Here you go ⁦Peter Doyle⁩ 😊 A present for you has landed on my desk! (Only the top one!!) DM me a mailing address.

Inside Issue 20 | Finding Franz
Our editor explains how the mystery surrounding the loss of a Dornier 217 crew member in March 1943 was finally unravelled after a series of excavations, read the full feature militaria.ma/ic-issue20

Found this in local bookshop. It’s still there, but I’m SURE I asked one of my WW1 pals if it was of interest? If so, I shall grab it - but it’s not my area of interest Taff Peter Doyle or Paul Reed First to ask gets it if interested!

What do you reckon folks, can we hit £59k tomorrow? Donations to help save the only surviving Blackburn Beverley can be made via justgiving.com/crowdfunding/d… or paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/… or by cheque
#fundraiser #charity #museum #carlisle #cumbria #aviation #avgeek #flying

If one has to be in hospital (not me!) I guess this isn’t a bad view from one’s room. If it was a hotel, I hate to think how many £££s 😳