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Fly Navy Stickers We now have a stock of "Fly Navy" bumper stickers for sale.  Made from high quality vinyl, these 200x60 mm self-adhesive stickers will provide bright, fade resistant service for many years for your car, luggage or anywhere else you choose to stick...

There will be two Memorial events in Western Australia in November 2021. The events are to remember the 80th Anniversary of the loss of the Sydney II and its crew in an engagement with the German Raider Kormoran  which occurred  on 19 November 1941, off the West...

The Squadrons and Units of the Fleet Air Arm. By Theo Ballance, Lee Howard, & Ray Sturtivant. Air Britain Publishing, Stapleford, 2016. UK recommended price £47.50. Special Members’ Price £34.95Reviewed by David Hobbs THIS is the third edition of a book by Ray...

For many years the RAN had a ‘Historic Flight’ (HF), comprising a number of previous Fleet Air Arm operational aircraft. The Flight included two S2-G Trackers, two UHI-B Iroquois, two Westland Wessex Mk. 31B and one C47 Dakota, remnants of a Hawker Sea Fury and a De...

      Navy Wings is a UK charity charged with keeping heritage naval aircraft flying so they can take them around air-shows and remind the public that it is not just the RAF who flies! It is entirely funded by donations, or by the sales of their goodies...

Our friends at Vintage Wings of Canada have done it again!  In their latest article they present a series of amazing images of aviation in the second World War, depicting moments of terror or tragedy or pathos.   You can see the full story here, but below are a few of...