

Rare Photo of an Early Fokker Monoplane
This is a photograph of a Fokker M.8 (A.1) two-seater observation monoplane (forerunner to the E.III ‘Eindecker’) that landed near St...

Steve Johnson
Sep 7, 2021


Another 6 Squadron Record - 'Liverpool'
This particular BE2c (‘Liverpool’ Serial No: 2126) flew against the odds by remaining in service with 6 Squadron for nine months, from...

Steve Johnson
Sep 1, 2021


BE2c Serial No: 206
This is a photograph of one of the earliest Royal Aircraft Factory BE2s to serve with the Royal Flying Corps, taken at an air show before...

Steve Johnson
Sep 1, 2021


Captain Sidney Philip Smith RFC / RAF
There’s a lot more to this crash photograph than meets the eye. Twenty-year-old 2nd Lt Philip Smith transferred from the Army Service...

Steve Johnson
Aug 12, 2021


First Ever Bombing Mission in the World
Anyone interested in WW1 aviation would know of the extraordinary adventures and inventiveness of Wing Commander Louis Strange DSO, OBE,...

Steve Johnson
Aug 12, 2021


"Welcome to Iraq"
In answering a query from fellow researcher James Offer regarding a 6 Squadron pilot, Frank Neville Hudson (who served in WW1 but later...

Steve Johnson
Jun 7, 2021
