Account by Doreen Maddison WAAF on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, it seems appropriate to remember the role played often behind the scenes by the WAAF, WRNS, WAAC and others in the past who fought and died...
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Sanctuary! – The Stories Behind the Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum
Peter W J Neale has written a book (new for 2017) that details the history behind The Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum during its various stages of construction, plus the...
Insight #1: On This Day at Manston
Trying to piece together a more comprehensive day by day timeline for Manston was the initial goal that the current wider History of Manston Airfield project grew out of. There...
Hawker Typhoon RB396 Restoration Project Launch
It was a very interesting afternoon yesterday (29th Oct 2016) at the Hawker Typhoon RB396 Restoration project launch, held at former RAF Westhampnett (Goodwood), where Typhoons and its successor the...
Restoration of Typhoon RB396 has links back to Manston
After following the Hawker Typhoon RB396 Restoration page for a little while, we were very interested to find the link behind this restoration and Manston. They are attempting to restore...
