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    Vickers 1901 Quad Turret

    Could anyway provide more details? Was this investigated further?
  2. fightingirish

    RIP Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock 1936 - 2025

    RAF Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock, who flew a Hawker Hunter jet under Tower Bridge and past the Houses of Parliament, has passed away at the age of 89 years. :( Sources: https://www.forcesnews.com/services/raf/flight-lieutenant-alan-pollack-who-flew-raf-plane-under-tower-bridge-dies-age-89...
    • fightingirish
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    • 1936 1968 2025 20th century british commonwealth british empire cold war early 21st century great britain houses of parliament late 1960s no. 1 (fighter) squadron no. 1 squadron raf palace of westminster post-cold war raf fighter command raf historical society royal air force the tower bridge incident tower bridge
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    • Forum: The Bar
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    Japanese attack their own ships 9th December 1941

    From Macintyre, Donald. Wings of Neptune: The Story of Naval Aviation (The Evolution of Naval Power Book 2) (p. 106). Sapere Books. Kindle Edition. In the section where the attack on Prince of Wales and Repulse is discussed, he mentions that the night before, 'The searching aircraft found and...
    • PMN1
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    • alternate history british empire empire of japan great britain imperial japanese navy imperial japanese navy air service royal navy what-if world war ii
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  4. Max Volume

    British Fighters of WW1- Ad Scout, Alcock A1, Armstrong Whitworth Pt1

    Some of these WERE put into production but most did not - A comprehensive, alphabetical look at every British fighter aircraft of the World War... View: https://youtu.be/J1GX-idufNY
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    • british commonwealth british empire british fighters of ww1 fighters great britain royal air force royal flying corps royal naval air service western front world war i
    • Replies: 67
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
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    Aerial Target (AT) developed soon enough to be used against Zeppelins

    What if the Arial Target had been developed quicker, was available for some of the last Zeppelin raids on the UK and successfully brought one or more down, would that have any longer term effects?
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    • anti-aircraft british empire drone great britain pilotless aircraft remote control royal aircraft establishment royal aircraft factory royal flying corps world war i zeppelin
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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    The British Aircraft Carrier: In Two World Wars by Norman Friedman

    I'm wondering If I should buy this book or not because I bought British Carrier Aviation: The Evolution of the Ships and their Aircraft in the past. Does anyone know more about that book?
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    • aircraft carrier british commonwealth british empire early 20th century fleet air arm great britain interwar period naval aviation royal naval air service royal navy world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
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    British 1912 Military Aircraft Competition

    From wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_British_Military_Aeroplane_Competition The text for this says a crash by one of the monoplanes 'resulted in a ban being imposed on monoplane use by the RFC, which had a long-term effect on the course of British aircraft design.' Is there any...
    • PMN1
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    • 1912 air battalion royal engineers british empire early 20th century great britain pre-world war i royal flying corps war office
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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    Sir William Sidney Smith's 1804/1805 catamaran landing craft

    In 1804/1805 Sir William Sidney Smith designed two catamaran landing craft From Tom Pocock's 'The Terror Before Trafalgar: Nelson, Napoleon and the secret war' But while infantry could scramble ashore from ships’ boats, they could do so only in small parties; also the landing of artillery was...
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    • 19th century amphibious warfare vessel british empire catamaran france great britain landing craft napoleonic wars royal marines royal navy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  9. Grey Havoc

    Last known Battle of Britain fighter pilot passes away

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1z42pkj8o https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0318/1502596-hemingway/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/18/john-paddy-hemingway-last-pilot-battle-of-britain-dies-105/...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • battle of britain battle of france british commonwealth british empire british expeditionary force cold war éire european theater of operations french third republic great britain mediterranean and middle east theatre mediterranean theater (wwii) north atlantic treaty organisation post-world war ii raf fighter command royal air force st. patrick's day the few united kingdom world war ii
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. Grey Havoc

    Ansett Australia

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqcc2ActCCU
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    • 20th century air new zealand ansett airlines of australia ansett airways ansett transport industries ansett-ana british commonwealth british empire civil aviation cold war commonwealth of australia early 21st century interwar period late 1930s new zealand pacific ocean theater post-cold war sir reginald myles ansett kbe united states army air forces world war ii
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. Flyaway

    UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius — NEWS ONLY —

    The UK/US base will remain. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o
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    • 2024 20th century british colony of mauritius british empire british indian ocean territory cold war cold war ii early 21st century great britain indian ocean naval support facility diego garcia people's republic of china post-cold war republic of mauritius soviet union united kingdom united states united states navy war on terror
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    • Forum: The Bar
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    Spitfire alternative history: what happens if everything "goes to plan"?

    As any deeply invested Spitfire fan knows, the intended major developments never eventuated and the history of the Spitfire was one of interim variants that did very well. The dead ends are as follows: SPITFIRE III: Merlin 20 development with four cannon and major airframe revisions; abandoned...
    • pathology_doc
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    • air ministry allies alternate history british commonwealth british empire fleet air arm great britain improved spitfire raf fighter command royal air force royal navy supermarine aviation ltd vickers-armstrongs limited what-if world war ii
    • Replies: 68
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  13. VictorXL188

    Short Long Range Empire flying boat

    I'm posting this in the post war section, but it is possible, given it's title that it may be a interwar project. I came across this proposal from Short Bros for an eight-engined long range flying boat. I have checked throughout the site but without any luck. Wonder if anyone can fill in the...
  14. Pirate Pete

    Different thought process for Post WW2 British Navy

    I an sure I will call down a whole host of ‘trouble’ on my head for raising this, but, Here we go… We all know that the Royal Navy post WW2 was in an invidious position regards available finance and the shifting sands of changing priorities. One thing I think was the (in retrospect at least)...
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    • 1950s british commonwealth british empire cold war fleet air arm great britain late 1940s north atlantic treaty organisation post-world war ii royal navy world war iii
    • Replies: 136
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  15. Schneiderman

    Library and Archives Canada

    If anyone is seeking copies of Air Ministry Specifications from the inter-war years and finds it tricky to find them in the National Archives and costly to order, then I thoroughly recommend looking to the Library and Archives Canada...
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    Scottish Aviation Pioneer (Both) Armaments

    Recently I've gone down the rabbit hole of the few Scottish built Military aircraft, and recently the Scottish Aviation Pioneer has caught my eye, despite initially being designed as a STOL transport aircraft they appear to have seen a fair amount of Field modifications in Malaya and Aden that...
    • Ewan T
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    • armaments british empire coin cold war federation of south arabia great britain malayan auxiliary air force (raf) malaysia pioneer post-world war ii royal air force royal colony of aden royal federation of malaya air force scottish aviation south arabian air force state of aden stol straits settlements twin pioneer
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Military
  17. Grey Havoc

    The Met Office in WW1

    https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/library-and-archive/archive-hidden-treasures/first-military-forecast
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    • allies armée de terre british army british commonwealth british empire france french third republic great britain meteorological field service meteorological office meteorological survey the great war triple entente united kingdom weather reconnaissance western front world war i world war one ww1 wwi
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    • Forum: Military
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    British hybrid battleships: projects and proposals

    the richelieu hybrid: https://www.laroyale-modelisme.net/t20387-jean-bart-hybride-1-400 (in french)
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    • aircraft carrier allies battlecarrier battleship british commonwealth british empire fleet air arm great britain interwar period royal navy world war ii
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  19. uk 75

    Royal Space Force

    Apart from on the pages of Eagle comic there is no such thing as the Royal Space Force. 1957 ;saw not just the infamous Sandys White Paper but also the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union. PM Macmillan and Defence Secretary Sandys realise how vulnerable this makes the West and Britain in...
  20. Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)

    Italian Bombs, Bombers and Bombing Tactics over Malta (1940-1943)

    Hi all, The purpose of this thread is to compile and present sources regarding Italian bomb types, fuzes and tactics used in the Central Mediterranean from their entry into the War in 1940 to the Armistice of Cassibile in 1943. This is meant to complement my other thread about German equipment...
    • Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)
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    • allies axis powers british empire early 1940s great britain kingdom of italy light bomber malta mediterranean mediterranean and middle east theatre mediterranean theater (wwii) medium bomber regia aeronautica strategic bomber world war ii
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Military
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