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Dr Victoria Taylor
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Author, 'Eagle Days: Life & Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain'(out now!) | Ed., Journal of Aeronautical History | RAF Charitable Trust & National Spitfire Project Ambassador | Rep: Georgina Capel | [email protected]
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Dr Victoria Taylor @spitfirefilly.bsky.social · Aug 28
Come enjoy my research rabbit holes via a mix of free & paid #Substack articles on #AllAndSundry!

-Part 1: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/conquerors...

-Part 2: open.substack.com/pub/spitfirefilly/p/conquerors-of-the-skies-part-2?r=5u3ggw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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sjponeill.bsky.social
Have just finished @spitfirefilly.bsky.social's most excellent Eagle Days.

It would be a great read at any time but doubly so at the moment in the perspective of rule of war dialogue re the US and "threats" from Central America...

Review to follow...
#Booksky
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/eagle-day...
Eagle Days
By the summer of 1940, Great Britain watched as France succumbed to the might of Adolf Hitler's forces. Her forces driven off the continent, many rescued from c…
www.bloomsbury.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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admiralkel.bsky.social
What a surprise to see you on Sky @spitfirefilly.bsky.social …!! Was such a delight to hear you talk and finally get to say hello at Petworth last month and hopefully the opportunity will arise again! Wishing you a happy and restful
Christmas and all good things for 2026! 🥰
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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cpmasterson.bsky.social
@spitfirefilly.bsky.social I was delighted to meet you in Dublin last September and it was a lovely surprise to see you on Sky News just now. I wish you a merry Christmas a prosperous new year.
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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spitfirefilly.bsky.social
Come enjoy my research rabbit holes via a mix of free & paid #Substack articles on #AllAndSundry!

-Part 1: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/conquerors...

-Part 2: open.substack.com/pub/spitfirefilly/p/conquerors-of-the-skies-part-2?r=5u3ggw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
August 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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spitfirefilly.bsky.social
My next article is up on my #AllAndSundry Substack! it's entitled 'Right On The Chin: Operation MILLENNIUM', covering the RAF's first 'Thousand Bomber Raid' against Cologne:

-Part 1 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/right-on-t...

-Part 2 (paid): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/right-on-t...
September 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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spitfirefilly.bsky.social
How did Nazi propaganda try to buck up fighting spirit in the Luftwaffe during the Blitz? By using poetry, of course! Check out my latest Substack article entitled "'It's Worth the Sweat!': Luftwaffe Poetry during the Blitz." It's free to read here 👇

spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/its-worth-...
October 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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spitfirefilly.bsky.social
My new Substack two-part article is out! Part 1 is free & part 2 can be unlocked by becoming a paid subscriber! Why did the Luftwaffe look down on the Hurricane - and what were the repercussions?

Part 1: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-nice-aer...

Part 2: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-nice-aer...
'A Nice Aeroplane to Shoot Down?' The Hawker Hurricane Through German Eyes (Part 1)
Dr Victoria Taylor uncovers how the Luftwaffe initially sneered at one of its most significant future rivals
spitfirefilly.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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spitfirefilly.bsky.social
My newest Substack two-part article is now up! It's entitled 'A Challenge To Fate': The Trailblazing Life of Amy Johnson' - stretching from early accomplishments to her controversial death:

-Part 1 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-challeng...

-Part 2 (paid): open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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spitfirefilly.bsky.social
To coincide with the recent cinema release of #Nuremberg, my newest two-part Substack article is entitled 'Ripe for the Gallows: The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg'. It can now be read here:

-Part 1 (free): open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...

-Part 2 (paid):
open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...
'Ripe for the Gallows': The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg (Part 1)
Dr Victoria Taylor examines how the Nuremberg Trials both revealed and obscured Luftwaffe culpability in the Third Reich's atrocities
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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waitmanwbeorn.com
You know what would pair nicely with @spitfirefilly.bsky.social's awesome substack?

A sparkling @holocaustpod.bsky.social episode on Nuremberg and Göring!

thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
spitfirefilly.bsky.social
To coincide with the recent cinema release of #Nuremberg, my newest two-part Substack article is entitled 'Ripe for the Gallows: The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg'. It can now be read here:

-Part 1 (free): open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...

-Part 2 (paid):
open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...
'Ripe for the Gallows': The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg (Part 1)
Dr Victoria Taylor examines how the Nuremberg Trials both revealed and obscured Luftwaffe culpability in the Third Reich's atrocities
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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maryrosemuseum.bsky.social
Looking for a fully-funded three year PhD, starting in April 2026?

The University of Portsmouth and The Mary Rose Trust are looking for PHD students to undertake correlative multimodal materials analysis of the Mary Rose hull! #PHDOpportunities

Interested? - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
Jobs and volunteering - Mary Rose
Jobs, academic placements and volunteering opportunities at the Mary Rose Trust.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
spitfirefilly.bsky.social
My newest Substack two-part article is now up! It's entitled 'A Challenge To Fate': The Trailblazing Life of Amy Johnson' - stretching from early accomplishments to her controversial death:

-Part 1 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-challeng...

-Part 2 (paid): open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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jmcn.bsky.social
From @spitfirefilly.bsky.social substack. Make a coffee, sit back and enjoy Victoria’s article on Amy Johnson.

open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...
'A Challenge to Fate': The Trailblazing Life of Amy Johnson (Part 1)
Dr Victoria Taylor reflects on the journey of Amy Johnson - aviator, engineer, pioneer - and her enduring challenge to the boundaries of possibility.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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jmcn.bsky.social
#histbookchat. Vindication for @spitfirefilly.bsky.social congratulations on a stellar debut
spitfirefilly.bsky.social Dr Victoria Taylor @spitfirefilly.bsky.social · 27d
So unbelievably touched that #EagleDays has been included in The Telegraph's "Greatest Books of 2025" List! Thank you to everyone who has supported it so passionately, and to my publisher @headofzeus.bsky.social & agent Georgina Capel for bringing it to life 🥹❤️

www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...
November 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
spitfirefilly.bsky.social
So unbelievably touched that #EagleDays has been included in The Telegraph's "Greatest Books of 2025" List! Thank you to everyone who has supported it so passionately, and to my publisher @headofzeus.bsky.social & agent Georgina Capel for bringing it to life 🥹❤️

www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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flyingarchivist.bsky.social
Very pleased to see @midgegillies.bsky.social and @spitfirefilly.bsky.social in our local #WetRocks.
Books by Midge Gillies and Victoria Taylor on a shelf
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
spitfirefilly.bsky.social
My new Substack two-part article is out! Part 1 is free & part 2 can be unlocked by becoming a paid subscriber! Why did the Luftwaffe look down on the Hurricane - and what were the repercussions?

Part 1: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-nice-aer...

Part 2: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-nice-aer...
'A Nice Aeroplane to Shoot Down?' The Hawker Hurricane Through German Eyes (Part 1)
Dr Victoria Taylor uncovers how the Luftwaffe initially sneered at one of its most significant future rivals
spitfirefilly.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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thomashughes.bsky.social
Woohoo! This will be great! Best film ever made, by a country mile, really looking forward to reading about the background. Remember reading a short book about the filming a while back, but a look back at it by @spitfirefilly.bsky.social is even more exciting.
spitfirefilly.bsky.social Dr Victoria Taylor @spitfirefilly.bsky.social · Oct 24
Currently in the process of editing a new, extended two-part article on the making of the 1969 film 'Battle of Britain'. In the meantime, check out a short poem that I was inspired to write on the #BattleOfBritain during my final edits on #EagleDays:

spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
'Wings over Albion'
As 'Battle of Britain season' comes to a close during its 85th anniversary year, Dr Taylor pens a short poem on the epic aerial campaign
spitfirefilly.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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ianbird.bsky.social
All the very best in your editing process. Looking forward to reading it.
That poem is brilliant. An excellent way to tell the Battle of Britain story.
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
spitfirefilly.bsky.social
Currently in the process of editing a new, extended two-part article on the making of the 1969 film 'Battle of Britain'. In the meantime, check out a short poem that I was inspired to write on the #BattleOfBritain during my final edits on #EagleDays:

spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
'Wings over Albion'
As 'Battle of Britain season' comes to a close during its 85th anniversary year, Dr Taylor pens a short poem on the epic aerial campaign
spitfirefilly.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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thelensofhistory.bsky.social
My review of @spitfirefilly.bsky.social Eagle Days.

thelensofhistory.substack.com/p/book-revie...
October 21, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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ianbird.bsky.social
Enjoyed watching that. Very interesting to hear about the Battle of Britain from the German perspective. Learnt a lot I didn’t know or even think about.
October 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
spitfirefilly.bsky.social
It was an honour to present a new episode for the Imperial War Museum's YouTube channel on the Battle of Britain from the Luftwaffe's perspective - straight from the Operations Room at IWM Duxford! Link is here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=70T8...
October 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
spitfirefilly.bsky.social
How did Nazi propaganda try to buck up fighting spirit in the Luftwaffe during the Blitz? By using poetry, of course! Check out my latest Substack article entitled "'It's Worth the Sweat!': Luftwaffe Poetry during the Blitz." It's free to read here 👇

spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/its-worth-...
October 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM