A tremendously brave man, morally as well as physically, who stood all his life against oppression and only in old age knew a Free Europe. Marek...
The Right Reverend Mark Green - Telegraph The Right Reverend Mark Green The Right Reverend Mark Green, who has died aged 92, was a sensitive and...
Air Commodore Paddy Forsythe - Telegraph Air Commodore Paddy Forsythe, who has died aged 89, was decorated as a Lancaster bomber pilot during the...
At our local fair today, my daughter asked where the toilets were. Unfortunately, I may have misunderstood the sign
From the Daily Telegraph: a new biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother includes a letter disclosing just how close she and the King came to...
This is a very interesting article from the Daily Telegraph about ordinary people's feelings and experiences on the first day of the war: Second...
"Submarine Gunner" is definitely an extinct trade now, and with this gentleman's death there cannot be many left who ever practiced it. Captain...
Eric Lake had an interesting career and a lucky escape in the war. Obviously he loved flying; despite training as a Flight Engineer, he stayed in the...
This has been widely reported in the UK. What no report seems to say is, what happened to the wreckage of the Whitley that they were trying to...
Wing Commander Les Harland - Telegraph Wing Commander Les Harland, who has died aged 89, had an unusually varied RAF career, which included...
I wouldn't resurrect the debate about whether the Dambusters Raids were worth the effort, but research appears to have shown that Sir Arthur Harris...
We're going away on our holiday to Spain first thing tomorrow morning, back on 13th August. Kitty - hope the tamiflu works, or the chocolate if...
Initially when I saw this headline in the Daily Telegraph, my reaction was that it is already well-known that the Germans were unprepared for the...
Apparently research by Northrop suggests that the Horten 2-29 of WW2 could have preceded their own B2 as the first all-wing stealth bomber, by over...
Only a couple of days ago we noted this brave man's 90th birthday, but sadly the papers here are reporting his death Ted Kenna, VC - Telegraph...
The Telegraph occassionally run past obituaries beside the current ones. This is that of one the three men who made it home after the Great Escape....
Went to Biggin Hill Air Fair today, which is local to where I live. A great day and generally good weather. The downside was that the recently...
This French gentleman made a major contribution to Medicine, but also served in some very arduous situations as a surgeon with the Free French forces...
I finally went solo today, in a glider! Its taken over two years, due to the infrequency with which I or anyone with a full-time job can get to...
More colour pics of Hitler and his taste in interior decor have emerged: Unseen photographs reveal the private life of Adolf Hitler - Telegraph
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