1940s People
Amy Johnson – the short life and tragic end of an incredible aviator
Amy Johnson CBE was a pioneering English pilot predominantly operating during the 1930s but was sadly killed in the early years of ...
Britain’s best ever Dive Bomber Pilot!!
British RAF personnel are not generally well known for their prowess as Dive Bomber pilots during WW2, being more well known as ...
The Extraordinary Life of Ulric Cross…
Few people can have crammed more into a life time of service than Ulric Cross and whilst this site is dedicated to ...
The man who never was – Operation Mincemeat
On a warm spring morning in April 1943, a sardine fisherman spotted the corpse of a British soldier floating in the sea ...
When your luck runs out…the sad tale of Sgt Harry Broadhead
The Lancaster bombers of 61 Squadron thundered down the runway into the gathering gloom on yet another one of their relentless crusades ...
1940s People – Winston Churchill
The Early Life and Political Beginnings of Winston Churchill Born in 1874 at Blenheim Palace, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was the ...