… in the Warplanes hangar at Cosford Museum
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Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Avro Lincoln B2 – Cosford
Just too late to see service during the Second World War, the Lincoln became the mainstay of Bomber Command post-war, but was destined for a short front line career as the Cold War and the jet age brought the shortcomings of its performance into sharp relief.
The RAF’s lack of an aircraft with sufficient range to [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 7th 2017
The true story of Trevor Bowyer, DFC, gunner in RAF Bomber Command during World War Two
Synopsis (from the book cover):
This vividly powerful and absorbing biography of an RAF rear gunner during World War Two is told with both sensitivity and humour.
With accounts from some of Trevor’s contemporaries, including Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 2nd 2017
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2016
Chapel of Memorial – The Church of St Cross
Comments Off CherryPie on Dec 10th 2016
Filed under Art, Holidays, Winchester 2016
At the Going Down of the Sun…
…and in the morning, we will remember them.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 11th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
Montgomeryshire County War Memorial
On my recent journey to Glansevern Hall Gardens I noticed a monument on the top of hill, it was neatly framed by trees that reminded me of soldiers marching. Whilst walking around the garden I spotted the hill and the monument again and was able to zoom in close with my camera.
The County War Memorial [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 7th 2016
Filed under Heritage
At the Going Down of the Sun…
…and in the morning, we will remember them.
During 2014-2018 a series of nationwide and international events are taking place to commemorate the centenary of World War One. The series of events is being led by the Imperial War Museum, which has a dedicated website entitled 1914.org.
The events will serve to remind us of those who [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Nov 11th 2015
