Today is Monday, August 20, the 233rd day of 2012 – in 1940 on this day, during World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill paid tribute to the Royal Air Force before the House of Commons, saying, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owned by so many to so few.”… Continue reading "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owned by so many to so few."
Tag: WWII
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The underbelly of history … a lot of stories like this are buried with the men who fulfilled the missions … In the lighter moments of WWII, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy . During the war, the Heneger and Constable brewery donated free beer… Continue reading Essential supplies…
The Tuskegee Airmen
By Joseph Caver, Jerome Ennels, Daniel Haulman Publisher: NewSouth Books ISBN: 978-1-58838-244-3 With the passage of time ever new generations of aviation professionals and enthusiast step on the stage and they can be excused if some of the previously well known details of aviation history are a bit obscure or even totally unknown for them.… Continue reading The Tuskegee Airmen
Legend & Legacy – The Story of Boeing and Its People
By Robert J. Serling Publisher: St. Martin’s Pres, New York ISBN-0-312-05890-X When we read about Boeing these days, it is more often than not something negative. The new version of the 747 and the Dreamliner delayed, repeatedly it seems and for reasons that make one wonder what is going on in Seattle and Chicago. It… Continue reading Legend & Legacy – The Story of Boeing and Its People