Look UP New Book! #WWIIHistory #SWWHistory #WWII #SWW #WargameResearch #TheFinalCurtain #BattleOfBritain #1October1940to31October1940 #DilipSarkar #AirWorld #BloodRedSkies #AcesHigh #WorldWarIIWargaming @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @raiderlee.bsky.social @aviationhistory.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
#OTD #TDIH #January9, 1949 #DOTD: #RIP #TommyHandley. #Comedians #RadioHosts #ITMA #TheBlitz #BattleOfBritain #BBC #Radio #WorldWarII #WWII #WW2 #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2 #SecondWorldWar #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #ComedySky #RadioSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmvY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmvY...
The Last ITMA [1949]
YouTube video by Spondonman
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January 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
#OTD #TDIH #January9, 1949 #DOTD: #RIP #TommyHandley. #Comedians #RadioHosts #ITMA #TheBlitz #BattleOfBritain #BBC #Radio #WorldWarII #WWII #WW2 #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2 #SecondWorldWar #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #MusicSky #ComedySky #BeatlesSky
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (2017 Mix)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
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January 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Same county, different #maps
#Kent using a #Nautical chart or a #VintageMap. Both online at www.lincolnmaplady.co.uk
#EarlyBiz #MHHSBD #Artwork #lighthouse #BattleofBritain #history
#Kent using a #Nautical chart or a #VintageMap. Both online at www.lincolnmaplady.co.uk
#EarlyBiz #MHHSBD #Artwork #lighthouse #BattleofBritain #history
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Same county, different #maps
#Kent using a #Nautical chart or a #VintageMap. Both online at www.lincolnmaplady.co.uk
#EarlyBiz #MHHSBD #Artwork #lighthouse #BattleofBritain #history
#Kent using a #Nautical chart or a #VintageMap. Both online at www.lincolnmaplady.co.uk
#EarlyBiz #MHHSBD #Artwork #lighthouse #BattleofBritain #history
🥈 Top 10 of 2025 – No.2
✈️⚔️ Returning rager @spitfirefilly.bsky.social reminds us the Luftwaffe was never invincible — and the RAF knew it fast. The myth collapses almost immediately.
🔥 Still believing in an unbeatable enemy? Correct the fantasy.
🎧 pod.fo/e/315f0d
#HistoryRage #BattleOfBritain
✈️⚔️ Returning rager @spitfirefilly.bsky.social reminds us the Luftwaffe was never invincible — and the RAF knew it fast. The myth collapses almost immediately.
🔥 Still believing in an unbeatable enemy? Correct the fantasy.
🎧 pod.fo/e/315f0d
#HistoryRage #BattleOfBritain
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🥈 Top 10 of 2025 – No.2
✈️⚔️ Returning rager @spitfirefilly.bsky.social reminds us the Luftwaffe was never invincible — and the RAF knew it fast. The myth collapses almost immediately.
🔥 Still believing in an unbeatable enemy? Correct the fantasy.
🎧 pod.fo/e/315f0d
#HistoryRage #BattleOfBritain
✈️⚔️ Returning rager @spitfirefilly.bsky.social reminds us the Luftwaffe was never invincible — and the RAF knew it fast. The myth collapses almost immediately.
🔥 Still believing in an unbeatable enemy? Correct the fantasy.
🎧 pod.fo/e/315f0d
#HistoryRage #BattleOfBritain
December 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🌍 The Battle of Britain was won by a nation — not just by a plane. Paul Beaver rages on History Rage about myths that overshadow the reality of teamwork, engineering, and determination behind the Spitfire.
🎧 Hear the story: pod.fo/e/3666ea
#History #WWII #Spitfire #BattleofBritain
🌍 The Battle of Britain was won by a nation — not just by a plane. Paul Beaver rages on History Rage about myths that overshadow the reality of teamwork, engineering, and determination behind the Spitfire.
🎧 Hear the story: pod.fo/e/3666ea
#History #WWII #Spitfire #BattleofBritain
December 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🌍 The Battle of Britain was won by a nation — not just by a plane. Paul Beaver rages on History Rage about myths that overshadow the reality of teamwork, engineering, and determination behind the Spitfire.
🎧 Hear the story: pod.fo/e/3666ea
#History #WWII #Spitfire #BattleofBritain
🌍 The Battle of Britain was won by a nation — not just by a plane. Paul Beaver rages on History Rage about myths that overshadow the reality of teamwork, engineering, and determination behind the Spitfire.
🎧 Hear the story: pod.fo/e/3666ea
#History #WWII #Spitfire #BattleofBritain
🚨THIS WEEK🚨 The Battle of Britain wasn’t won by one aircraft alone ✈️🔥. Historian Paul Beaver joins me to set the record straight about the Spitfire, the Hurricane, and the collective fight that saved Britain. 🎧
👉 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3666ea
#HistoryRage #WWII #BattleofBritain #AviationHistory
👉 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3666ea
#HistoryRage #WWII #BattleofBritain #AviationHistory
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨THIS WEEK🚨 The Battle of Britain wasn’t won by one aircraft alone ✈️🔥. Historian Paul Beaver joins me to set the record straight about the Spitfire, the Hurricane, and the collective fight that saved Britain. 🎧
👉 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3666ea
#HistoryRage #WWII #BattleofBritain #AviationHistory
👉 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3666ea
#HistoryRage #WWII #BattleofBritain #AviationHistory
If Hitler were alive now, he’d be at the front of the queue for that one! #BattleOfBritain
No 10 ICYMI: "Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have confirmed joint plans for a direct high-speed rail connection between Germany & London, which will go direct to Cologne and Frankfurt in 4 and 5 hours respectively.
"The line should be up and running in the early 2030s" and will use double deckers
"The line should be up and running in the early 2030s" and will use double deckers
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If Hitler were alive now, he’d be at the front of the queue for that one! #BattleOfBritain
#StPaulsCathedral was consecrated #OnThisDay in 1697, a masterpiece of #Baroque architecture & Sir #ChristopherWren's greatest achievement; the cathedral became a symbol of #London's survival during the #BattleOfBritain in 1940-41:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul...
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#StPaulsCathedral was consecrated #OnThisDay in 1697, a masterpiece of #Baroque architecture & Sir #ChristopherWren's greatest achievement; the cathedral became a symbol of #London's survival during the #BattleOfBritain in 1940-41:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul...
The northern Battle of Britain memorial at the South Yorkshire Aviation museum #battleofbritain
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The northern Battle of Britain memorial at the South Yorkshire Aviation museum #battleofbritain
Beatrice Shilling #WWII invented device to counter engine cut-out by restricting fuel flow to carburettor preventing #Hurricane & #Spitfire engine stall. Helped win #BattleofBritain @wes1919.bsky.social memb, early electrical engineering apprentice d #OTD 18 Nov 1990 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Beatrice Shilling #WWII invented device to counter engine cut-out by restricting fuel flow to carburettor preventing #Hurricane & #Spitfire engine stall. Helped win #BattleofBritain @wes1919.bsky.social memb, early electrical engineering apprentice d #OTD 18 Nov 1990 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds,
Remembering the few. #remembrance #duxford #battleofbritain #RAF
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds,
Remembering the few. #remembrance #duxford #battleofbritain #RAF
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds,
Remembering the few. #remembrance #duxford #battleofbritain #RAF
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds,
Remembering the few. #remembrance #duxford #battleofbritain #RAF
What better day than Remembrance Sunday to remind people that there IS such a thing as "Good Harassment", other than Remembrance Day itself?
#RemembranceSunday #RemembranceDay #BattleOfBritain #Harassment #GoodHarassment #WWII #Nazis #Nazism
#RemembranceSunday #RemembranceDay #BattleOfBritain #Harassment #GoodHarassment #WWII #Nazis #Nazism
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
What better day than Remembrance Sunday to remind people that there IS such a thing as "Good Harassment", other than Remembrance Day itself?
#RemembranceSunday #RemembranceDay #BattleOfBritain #Harassment #GoodHarassment #WWII #Nazis #Nazism
#RemembranceSunday #RemembranceDay #BattleOfBritain #Harassment #GoodHarassment #WWII #Nazis #Nazism
My perfect final round of #Pointless on BBC1.
Needless to say they’ve chosen one airfield correctly and two complete bozo answers. And they didn’t choose the film question.
#BattleOfBritain
@fightingonfilm.bsky.social
Needless to say they’ve chosen one airfield correctly and two complete bozo answers. And they didn’t choose the film question.
#BattleOfBritain
@fightingonfilm.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My perfect final round of #Pointless on BBC1.
Needless to say they’ve chosen one airfield correctly and two complete bozo answers. And they didn’t choose the film question.
#BattleOfBritain
@fightingonfilm.bsky.social
Needless to say they’ve chosen one airfield correctly and two complete bozo answers. And they didn’t choose the film question.
#BattleOfBritain
@fightingonfilm.bsky.social
My father fought for King and Country in the @royalairforce during the #BattleOfBritain in #WorldWar2. He survived, though was wounded when the Luftwaffe bombed his airfield.
We will remember them. You can support the Royal British Legion at their shop www.poppyshop.org.uk
We will remember them. You can support the Royal British Legion at their shop www.poppyshop.org.uk
Poppy Shop UK | Charity Gifts | The Royal British Legion Shop
All profits from our online charity shop go to our work supporting the Armed Forces Community. Buy your charity gifts here, including poppy pins & brooches.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
My father fought for King and Country in the @royalairforce during the #BattleOfBritain in #WorldWar2. He survived, though was wounded when the Luftwaffe bombed his airfield.
We will remember them. You can support the Royal British Legion at their shop www.poppyshop.org.uk
We will remember them. You can support the Royal British Legion at their shop www.poppyshop.org.uk
Name a more iconic pairing... I'll wait.
#spitfire #hurricane #battleofbritain #avgeek #raf
youtube.com/shorts/ZLCmN...
#spitfire #hurricane #battleofbritain #avgeek #raf
youtube.com/shorts/ZLCmN...
Spitfire & Hurricane
YouTube video by FlywithLee
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October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Name a more iconic pairing... I'll wait.
#spitfire #hurricane #battleofbritain #avgeek #raf
youtube.com/shorts/ZLCmN...
#spitfire #hurricane #battleofbritain #avgeek #raf
youtube.com/shorts/ZLCmN...
Currently in the process of editing a new, extended two-part article on the making of the 1969 film 'Battle of Britain'. In the meantime, check out a short poem that I was inspired to write on the #BattleOfBritain during my final edits on #EagleDays:
spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
'Wings over Albion'
As 'Battle of Britain season' comes to a close during its 85th anniversary year, Dr Taylor pens a short poem on the epic aerial campaign
spitfirefilly.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Currently in the process of editing a new, extended two-part article on the making of the 1969 film 'Battle of Britain'. In the meantime, check out a short poem that I was inspired to write on the #BattleOfBritain during my final edits on #EagleDays:
spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
In the final episode of Battle of Britain: Untold Stories, Dr Harry Raffal uncovers how the memory of the Battle lives on through locomotive plates.
These remarkable artefacts reveal how railways, remembrance, and national identity became powerfully intertwined. #BattleOfBritain
bit.ly/4nSBQWN
These remarkable artefacts reveal how railways, remembrance, and national identity became powerfully intertwined. #BattleOfBritain
bit.ly/4nSBQWN
October 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In the final episode of Battle of Britain: Untold Stories, Dr Harry Raffal uncovers how the memory of the Battle lives on through locomotive plates.
These remarkable artefacts reveal how railways, remembrance, and national identity became powerfully intertwined. #BattleOfBritain
bit.ly/4nSBQWN
These remarkable artefacts reveal how railways, remembrance, and national identity became powerfully intertwined. #BattleOfBritain
bit.ly/4nSBQWN
There are just two weeks left to adopt the Fighter Four — our unique set of Battle of Britain aircraft: Spitfire Mk1A, Hurricane Mk1, Messerschmitt Bf109E-4/B & Fiat CR42 Falco.
Receive a certificate & pack when you adopt before 31 Oct! ✈️
👉 www.rafmuseum.org.uk/support-us/a...
#BattleofBritain
Receive a certificate & pack when you adopt before 31 Oct! ✈️
👉 www.rafmuseum.org.uk/support-us/a...
#BattleofBritain
October 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
There are just two weeks left to adopt the Fighter Four — our unique set of Battle of Britain aircraft: Spitfire Mk1A, Hurricane Mk1, Messerschmitt Bf109E-4/B & Fiat CR42 Falco.
Receive a certificate & pack when you adopt before 31 Oct! ✈️
👉 www.rafmuseum.org.uk/support-us/a...
#BattleofBritain
Receive a certificate & pack when you adopt before 31 Oct! ✈️
👉 www.rafmuseum.org.uk/support-us/a...
#BattleofBritain
Nine years ago today I walked from Rochester to Sissinghurst, en route for Hastings. I happened upon a touching #BattleofBritain crash site, near #Staplehurst: P/O Clifton died there on 1 Sept 1940. I visited his grave, near Taunton, a couple of years later. RIP 'Curly' Clifton. (See Alt text.)
October 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Nine years ago today I walked from Rochester to Sissinghurst, en route for Hastings. I happened upon a touching #BattleofBritain crash site, near #Staplehurst: P/O Clifton died there on 1 Sept 1940. I visited his grave, near Taunton, a couple of years later. RIP 'Curly' Clifton. (See Alt text.)
Discover the hidden tech behind victory in the skies. In this Battle of Britain: Untold Story we reveal how Identification Friend or Foe Mk II helped RAF pilots stay safe by distinguishing friend from foe on radar.
View now at: youtu.be/sZfEoY75RYg?...
✈️📡 #BattleOfBritain #BoB85
View now at: youtu.be/sZfEoY75RYg?...
✈️📡 #BattleOfBritain #BoB85
Battle of Britain : Untold Stories, Episode 11 - Friend or Foe
YouTube video by Royal Air Force Museum
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Discover the hidden tech behind victory in the skies. In this Battle of Britain: Untold Story we reveal how Identification Friend or Foe Mk II helped RAF pilots stay safe by distinguishing friend from foe on radar.
View now at: youtu.be/sZfEoY75RYg?...
✈️📡 #BattleOfBritain #BoB85
View now at: youtu.be/sZfEoY75RYg?...
✈️📡 #BattleOfBritain #BoB85
#HobbyGamesRecce
My copy of Fighters of Europe arrived recently, perfect inspiration for exploring the #WW2 #BattleOfBritain from the “Watch, Read, Play” perspective, a means of enticing folks to explore history in media, books, and games.
#wargames #GamesForLearning #GamingThePast
My copy of Fighters of Europe arrived recently, perfect inspiration for exploring the #WW2 #BattleOfBritain from the “Watch, Read, Play” perspective, a means of enticing folks to explore history in media, books, and games.
#wargames #GamesForLearning #GamingThePast
Watch Read Play: The Battle of Britain
“ I have promised the F ü hrer that we will clear the skies and completely destroy the RAF. I expect my orders to be obeyed!” — Hermann ...
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October 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#HobbyGamesRecce
My copy of Fighters of Europe arrived recently, perfect inspiration for exploring the #WW2 #BattleOfBritain from the “Watch, Read, Play” perspective, a means of enticing folks to explore history in media, books, and games.
#wargames #GamesForLearning #GamingThePast
My copy of Fighters of Europe arrived recently, perfect inspiration for exploring the #WW2 #BattleOfBritain from the “Watch, Read, Play” perspective, a means of enticing folks to explore history in media, books, and games.
#wargames #GamesForLearning #GamingThePast
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories
#Duxford 2014. The Canadian #Lancaster made an epic flight to the UK and the #BattleofBritain Lancaster joined it for a tour of the UK. No way we were missing this. The whole crowd went silent as they appeared. 2 Lancasters.
#BBMF #RAF #CWHM
#Duxford 2014. The Canadian #Lancaster made an epic flight to the UK and the #BattleofBritain Lancaster joined it for a tour of the UK. No way we were missing this. The whole crowd went silent as they appeared. 2 Lancasters.
#BBMF #RAF #CWHM
September 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories
#Duxford 2014. The Canadian #Lancaster made an epic flight to the UK and the #BattleofBritain Lancaster joined it for a tour of the UK. No way we were missing this. The whole crowd went silent as they appeared. 2 Lancasters.
#BBMF #RAF #CWHM
#Duxford 2014. The Canadian #Lancaster made an epic flight to the UK and the #BattleofBritain Lancaster joined it for a tour of the UK. No way we were missing this. The whole crowd went silent as they appeared. 2 Lancasters.
#BBMF #RAF #CWHM
On the eve of the #BattleOfBritain British scientists develop the the first radar systems in...
📽️ SCHOOL FOR SECRETS (1946) 1pm #TPTVsubtitles Starring #RalphRichardson #RichardAttenborough war drama directed by #PeterUstinov
📽️ SCHOOL FOR SECRETS (1946) 1pm #TPTVsubtitles Starring #RalphRichardson #RichardAttenborough war drama directed by #PeterUstinov
September 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
On the eve of the #BattleOfBritain British scientists develop the the first radar systems in...
📽️ SCHOOL FOR SECRETS (1946) 1pm #TPTVsubtitles Starring #RalphRichardson #RichardAttenborough war drama directed by #PeterUstinov
📽️ SCHOOL FOR SECRETS (1946) 1pm #TPTVsubtitles Starring #RalphRichardson #RichardAttenborough war drama directed by #PeterUstinov