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German Bombs, Bombers and Bombing Tactics over Malta (1941-1943)
Hi all, The purpose of this thread is to collect and present source material for German bomb types, fuzes and tactics used over the Mediterranean (with particular reference to Malta). I am looking for both British and German sources, both primary and secondary, however, I would especially like...- Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)
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- axis powers british empire great britain light bomber luftwaffe malta mediterranean mediterranean theater (wwii) medium bomber nazi germany strategic bomber third reich
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- Forum: Military
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Man in space
Hey fellas, I'm (planning) on making a video game, set in the late 1950s, where Britain, the USSR and the USA each have their own space programmes, the US having Von Brauns ferry rocket and space lift ops, and the Brits having the BIS', now formed as the British Interplanetary Commission...- Gentleman’s Astronautics
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- alternate history british commonwealth british empire cold war computer games great britain late 1950s soviet union space age space race united states ussr video games
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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Learn to Test, Test to Learn: The Empire Test Pilots School 80th anniversary
The worlds first test pilots school, our Empire Test Pilots School opened its doors for the first students in 1943, with the first fixed wing course and 2 decades later the first rotary wing course started. One of the graduates of the 1960s course was the late NASA Astronaut Al Worden who passed...- RavenOne
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- 1943 2023 20th century british commonwealth british empire cold war cold war ii early 21st century farnborough air show great britain jet age nasa post-cold war royal air force royal aircraft establishment royal international air tattoo test pilots training aircraft united kingdom world war ii
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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CA-12 Boomerang Evolution
In July 1940 the hounded British government warns the Australians of an imminent embargo of any aviation materials. On 10 December 1941 the capital ships of the Royal Navy H.M.S. Prince of Wales and H.M.S. Repulse are sunk by Japanese airplanes. On 21 December of the same month, the firm...- Justo Miranda
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- british commonwealth british empire commonwealth aircraft corporation commonwealth of australia curtiss-wright corporation general electric pacific ocean theater post-world war ii pratt & whitney rolls-royce royal australian air force world war ii wright aeronautical corporation
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- Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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Lists of Unbuilt Royal Navy and British Export Ships
One of my continuing interests and a strength of this site is information about Royal Navy ships that never left the drawing board. Recently.not so much has been published about these designs so I thought I would start this thread. Many projects have there own threads and are well known to...- uk 75
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- aircraft carrier battleships british commonwealth british empire british shipbuilders cammell laird cold war cruiser destroyer frigates great britain interwar period pre-world war i swan hunter vickers-armstrongs vosper thornycroft vsel world war i world war ii yarrow shipbuilders limited
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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Royal Flying Corps 1917 Guided Rocket?
Wandered into this from another board https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_unmanned_aerial_vehicles_of_World_War_I Archibald Low stated "in 1917 the Experimental Works designed an electrically steered rocket... Rocket experiments were conducted under my own patents with the help of Cdr...- PMN1
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- 1917 anti-aircraft british empire great britain late 1910s rocket world war i
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- Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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British Broadcasting Company
A day late, but better late than never. Via Slashdot: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63583081- Grey Havoc
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- 14th november 1922 20th century british broadcasting corporation british commonwealth british empire great britain interwar period radio broadcasting wireless
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- Forum: The Bar
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Morris Commercial-Roadless Half-Tracks in the British Army
https://www.nevingtonwarmuseum.com/united-kingdom---morris-commercial-roadless-half-track-experimental-tractor.html View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/yafh9h/early_mechanisation_of_the_royal_artillery_an/ According to the Imperial War Museum, via Wikimedia Commons, the image...- Grey Havoc
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- british army british empire great britain half-tracks interwar period royal artillery
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- Forum: Secret Army Projects
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British DC-3/Rapide Replacement Competition of 1953-55
From Air Pictorial 1955, - For this contest,many companies entered in it,and essentially these proposals were involved; Avro-723,English Electric P.7,Hawker P.1098 and Percival P.87. - I suggest those projects; Armstrong AW.170,Blackburn B.105 & B.106,Bristol-187,Handley-Page Reading...- hesham
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- 1950s british commonwealth british empire cold war great britain
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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BIS H. E. Ross and R. A. Smith Space Station
Hello from Russia. A rare diagram of the space station of the British Interplanetary Society from the book 1959 Project Satellite. Kenneth W. Gatland This is the first futuristic scheme in Dr. Gatland's books. All information about this umbrella https://www.bis-space.com/technical-projects/...- LoveFromRussia
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- bis british commonwealth british empire cold war great britain h. e. ross and r. a. smith post-world war ii space race space station
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- Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
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Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-09/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-buckingham-palace-charles-king/100235860 -
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UK naval guns in land role?
Were there ever any considerations given to using RN guns in the 4-in calibres as land weapons?- Stovepipe
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- british army british commonwealth british empire coastal defences great britain naval gun railway artillery railway gun royal artillery royal garrison artillery royal marine artillery royal marines royal navy
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- Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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Air India: The iconic maharajah returns home (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58778273 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58778274- Grey Havoc
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- 20th century 21st century british empire british raj interwar period republic of india
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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Brabazon Type-3, possible Competitors ?
Hi, the Brabazon Type-3 or Specification 6/45,the known tenders were; Airspeed,Armstrong-Whitworth and Avro-692 & Avro-693,but can I ask if those companies involved or not; Blackburn,Bristol ,De Havilland,Fairey,Folland,Handley Page,Miles,Percival,Scottish Aviation, Shorts,Vickers and Westland ?.- hesham
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- air ministry british commonwealth british empire great britain ministry of aircraft production post-world war ii united kingdom world war ii
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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Pulau Ubin Anti-Motor Torpedo Boat Battery
https://www.iias.asia/the-newsletter/article/pulau-ubin-anti-motor-torpedo-boat-battery-gun-never-was- Grey Havoc
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- british army british empire coastal defences pacific war royal artillery singapore south-east asian theatre straits settlements united kingdom world war ii
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- Forum: Secret Army Projects
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Vickers Interwar Super-Long-Range Artillery
Found these images buried in my folders along with a screenshot of the (limited) information on these artillery pieces. It took me a while to track down which forum post I got them from (link and just in case, archived). Quoted from the thread in question:- A Tentative Fleet Plan
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- british commonwealth british empire great britain interwar period royal artillery united kingdom vickers ltd vickers-armstrongs limited war office world war i
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- Forum: Secret Army Projects
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Could HMAS Australia have been saved from scrapping ?
Re: Australia and the WNT - please see link below; https://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/loss-more-symbolic-material According to the Author, the government of Australia (if it chose) could likely have won excemption and retained HMAS Australia as an “Armoured Cruiser”. As others...- Oberon_706
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- 1920s british commonwealth british empire commonwealth of australia interwar period royal australian navy royal navy united kingdom washington naval treaty
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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Carrier/Liner hybrid
from Flight Global 31mar2015 -75 years ago: "The US maritime Commission is calling tenders for the Construction of two luxury liners which are capable of conversion into aircraft carriers. Speed is stated to be 24 knots and they are intended for operation in the Pacific." I guess this...- Kugelblitz
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- 1920s 1939 1940 4p 4 aircraft carrier british commonwealth british empire director of naval construction (royal navy) directorate of naval construction early 1940s great britain interwar period late 1930s ocean liner ships taken up from trade stuft trade division (royal navy) united states united states maritime commission united states navy world war ii
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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Two Peculiar British Designs
These projects date back to the beginning of the 20th century when many warship experiences and design concepts were developed. Neither proved to be viable. There is little information about these projects and in one case it is only possible to speculate on certain specifications. The first...- Akaloso Dudu
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- admiralty british empire early 1900s early 1910s early 20th century great britain imperial russian navy kingdom of italy pre-world war i regia marina royal navy russian empire vickers ltd
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- Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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The VC10 and me
One UK aircraft has been around me more than any other, and no, its not my beloved TSR2, AVS or Boeing SST. It is the VC 10 My Dad made me the Airfix kit. Until recently and from the age of 9 I could watch these elegant planes in their smart RAF colours doing circuits in and out of Brize...