Operation Dynamo was the code name given to the evacuation from Dunkirk, which involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk between 26th May and 4th June 1940. The evacuation, sometimes referred to as the “Miracle of Dunkirk”, was a big boost for British morale at […]
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The year 2020 saw the 80th anniversary of one the most pivotal conflicts in British history, The Battle of Britain. It takes its name from the speech given by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on 18th June 1940 when he said: “What General Weygand called the ‘Battle of France’ is over. I expect that the Battle of
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The Speed Twin 5T was a motorcycle made by Triumph at their Coventry, and later Meriden factories. It was a 500cc OHV vertical twin in a lightweight frame and the first truly successful British parallel twin, setting the standard for many twins to follow. Edward Turner, Triumph’s Chief Designer and Managing Director, launched the Triumph Speed Twin at the 1937 National Motorcycle
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The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army Truck, 4×4 Command Reconnaissance, commonly known as “the jeep”, were highly successful off-road capable, light, military utility vehicles, built in large numbers to a standardised design, from 1941 to 1945, for the Allied forces during World War II. It became the primary
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The Morris 8 was a small family car produced by Morris Motors from 1935 to 1948. It was inspired by the sales popularity of the Ford Model Y, styling of which the “8” closely followed. The car was powered by a Morris UB series 918 cc four-cylinder side-valve engine with three-bearing crankshaft and single SU carburettor with maximum power of 23.5 bhp. The gearbox was a
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The famous RT1 Double-Decker Bus is to London bus enthusiasts what the Flying Scotsman is to the world of steam locomotives; The RT1 Type Double Decker was built between 1939 and 1949 and was the forerunner of nearly 7,000 buses of its type which continued to dominate the streets of London right up until the late 1970s.
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The Sunbeam-Talbot 10 was a compact executive car or small sports saloon manufactured by the Rootes Group in their Clément-Talbot factory in North Kensington between 1938 and 1939, and then reintroduced after the Second World War and sold between 1945 and 1948. It was at first a two-door then a four-door sports saloon although a drop-head coupé version and
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Probably made even more famous through its ownership by Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, one of the RAF’s Battle of Britain fighter aces during the early years of WW2, the MG T-Type was a series of compact yet speedy, open two-seater sports car, produced by MG from 1936 to 1955. It included within the series the MG TA, MG TB, MG
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The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, “dive bomber”) was a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, which first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe’s Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War and served the Axis forces during World War II. The aircraft is easily recognisable
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After its defeat in World War I, Germany was banned from operating an air force by the Treaty of Versailles. Following Hitler’s ascent to power, German re-armament began in earnest in the early 1930s although this was initially kept secret because it clearly violated the treaty and the early development of military bombers was disguised
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