by John Lambshead | Aug 25, 2014
A vic of SE.5as return after a dogfight, the leader trailing smoke from a damaged engine. The SE.5a was strong, fast and well armed. One of the best interceptors of the war, it was operational in Spring, 1917.Fokker Dr I Triplanes landing. Slow and obsolete when...
by John Lambshead | Aug 4, 2014
Reenactors at a military show in Essex last weekend.
by John Lambshead | Sep 17, 2013
The Red Arrows put in an appearance at the eadcorn model show. Zooming high. Low pass. Things weren't quite what they seem. The two models are award winning display flyers. They cost around £10K each, if I heard correctly, and around £100 per flight in fuel and...
by John Lambshead | Sep 1, 2013
A military show wouldn't be a military show without at least a token presence from the Waffen SS. Above a Panzer Mk III.A Hanomag with Pak (37mm?).A scout car.By the end of '44, the Germans were suffering something of a manpower shortage.