Photographs of all 617 Squadron aircrew that flew the famous dams raid in ’43 appear on the BBC website. This is a tremendous feat of research to find photographs of them all, as there is simply no way of knowing the names of most airmen in wartime photographs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22544568
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On You Tube: 1997 BBC news report from Duxford of the takeoff and landing accident to Bf 109G-2 “Black 6”; in THE DECISIVE DUEL discusses how even experienced pilots (e.g. Galland) were subject to accidents landing the 109.
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Those in the UK — Sunday Duxford 28 July 2013 — this sounds great! http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-duxford/spitfires-merlins-and-motors
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https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/3477 title: The British Anti-Shipping Campaign in the Mediterranean 1940-1944: Comparing Methods of Attack Author: Hammond, Richard James
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2362453/Immortal-romance-plane-saved-Britain-A-gloriously-thrilling-emotional-flight-Spitfire.html
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Yes, Little Brown, Americans like Spitfires too (and were part of its story). http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130706/NEWS01/307060038/Fans-Palm-Springs-check-out-Supermarine-Spitfire
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The Myanmar Times of 25 June contains a well-reasoned summing up of the Burmese Buried Spitfire crusade: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/7198-spitfires.html
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My article (with my old buddy Lon Nordeen) on recent (and pending) exports of the F-15 Eagle is in the JUNE issue of AIR INTERNATIONAL, available for your holiday weekend airpower reading at your local newsagent (UK) or coming soon to the magazine rack at Barnes&Noble (US). http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?124397-AIR-International-June-issue-Biggest-ever-issue-ft-Rafale-Supplement!
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My article “Worldwide Special Operations Forces: Evolving to Meet Emerging Threats” has appeared in THE YEAR IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS 2013-14, published by Faircount. http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-year-in-special-operations-2013-2014/?fb_action_ids=10201273306585159&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210201273306585159%22%3A172133306283497%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210201273306585159%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D
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The hunt for buried Spitfires in Burma to resume! http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/spitfire-hunter-planning-dig-far-2977719
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