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Dauntless: The Battle of Midway review

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Today (21 October 2019) is the release date for ‘Dauntless: The Battle of Midway’ on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download/streaming, and as a rare example of a feature film about […]

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WW2 History

Fourteen hours over the Med in a biplane – Solo2Darwin

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The story of aircraft over water can take many forms, but few can be more inspiring than the pioneering flights of aviation’s golden age. Amy Johnson has been a hero […]

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Golden age of flight, Interwar history

Long Live the ‘King

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If all goes to plan on Wednesday 26 September, the last Westland Sea King helicopters in UK military service will make a farewell flight around the Devon-Cornwall peninsula, where the […]

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Cold War, Falklands conflict, Fleet Air Arm, Postwar history
Blackburn Blackburd

New series of blogs on Global Maritime History

May 14, 2018by navalairhistory Leave a comment

The first of a series of new blogposts by Naval Air History author Matthew Willis was published today on the Global Maritime History site. The series takes a look at […]

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Prototypes, Test flying, WW1 History

The Fleet Air Arm in the Battle of Britain

September 15, 2017by navalairhistory Leave a comment

The involvement of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm is relatively little known and while numerically small, had a significant impact on the Battle. Two squadrons of the Royal Navy’s […]

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WW2 History

Two (and a bit) new blogs on ‘Hush Kit’

April 14, 2016by navalairhistory Leave a comment

Naval Air History has recently contributed to two pieces on Hush Kit, ‘the alternative aviation magazine’ The 11 Worst X-Planes When music is terrible the artist will often describe it […]

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Miscellaneous, Test flying

Captain Eric Brown – a personal reflection

February 25, 2016by navalairhistory 4 Comments

There’s very little I can add to the many tributes to the incomparable Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, written by those far better placed than me to assess the great man’s […]

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Fleet Air Arm, Obituary, Test flying

Sopwith Pup book available!

November 4, 2015by navalairhistory Leave a comment

I’m delighted to announce that my book on the Sopwith Pup WW1 biplane fighter is available. The Sopwith Pup, as it is unofficially but universally known, was one of the […]

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RNAS, WW1 History

The Hawker Sea Fury and HMS Illustrious

September 7, 2015by navalairhistory 1 Comment

My thanks are again due to Dave Bull for sharing his collection of classic photographs with Naval Air History. These photographs date from the immediate postwar period when the battered […]

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Fleet Air Arm, HMS Illustrious, Postwar history

Fairey Swordfish – fluke victor?

July 7, 2015by navalairhistory 12 Comments

An acquaintance who has no small knowledge of military matters put the following to me recently: ‘We all have different perspectives and experiences and mine lead me to say this: […]

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Fleet Air Arm, History and its lessons, HMS Ark Royal, Pre-war fleet air arm, WW2 History

HMS Caroline – a naval aviation pioneer

June 1, 2015by navalairhistory 3 Comments

The veteran WW1 cruiser HMS Caroline, now subject to preservation as a museum ship, is a little-known pioneer of naval aviation. As restoration work is now underway, much attention will […]

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RNAS, Surviving WW1 ships, WW1 History

USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71

April 9, 2015by navalairhistory Leave a comment

Last month, the US Navy supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt visited the UK. This provided an excellent opportunity for UK naval aviation enthusiasts to see at first-hand what the largest and […]

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Postwar history, Supercarriers, US Navy

Postwar Fireflies and Seafires, HMS Illustrious

March 19, 2015by navalairhistory Leave a comment

I am once again indebted to Dave Bull for sharing his fantastic collection of images of HMS Illustrious with Naval Air History. These photographs date from the immediate postwar period […]

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Fleet Air Arm, HMS Illustrious, Postwar history, WW2 History

The Rarest Seabird – FAAM Grumman Martlet

December 19, 2014by navalairhistory 1 Comment

During the early part of 1940, Britain and France were scrambling to acquire sources of modern fighting aircraft from wherever they could. At that time there were serious fears that […]

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Fleet Air Arm, Restoration and preservation, US Navy, WW2 History

USS Ranger – a supercarrier at risk

August 2, 2014by navalairhistory 6 Comments

Sixty year ago, on 2 August 1954, the first truly modern aircraft carrier from the keel to the truck was laid down. The Forrestal-class supercarrier USS Ranger (CV-61) was the […]

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Cold War, Postwar history, Restoration and preservation, US Navy, Vietnam War

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