Clive Richards
@cliverichards.bsky.social
History geek, with a particular interest in matters aviation, military and naval. All views my own (however stupid, boring or irrelevant).
I’ll email it to you today.
September 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I’ll email it to you today.
Just returned home and yes, I do have a copy. Chapter 6, ‘The Making of Air History’?
September 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Just returned home and yes, I do have a copy. Chapter 6, ‘The Making of Air History’?
I’m pretty sure that I have it - but I won’t be able to check until later today, I’m afraid. If so, happy to copy and send you the chapter that you need.
September 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I’m pretty sure that I have it - but I won’t be able to check until later today, I’m afraid. If so, happy to copy and send you the chapter that you need.
I have a copy…but it’s at home, and I’m on holiday in Lincolnshire at the moment. I can check it for you next weekend, if that’s any use? Please do pass on my best to Simon!
September 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I have a copy…but it’s at home, and I’m on holiday in Lincolnshire at the moment. I can check it for you next weekend, if that’s any use? Please do pass on my best to Simon!
In 1944, Germany was on CET until 02:00 3 April; then GST until 02:00 2 October; then back to CET until 02:00 2 April 1945. Hope that this helps.
August 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In 1944, Germany was on CET until 02:00 3 April; then GST until 02:00 2 October; then back to CET until 02:00 2 April 1945. Hope that this helps.
The late Roy Nesbit included a decode of UK and German local times between 1939 & 1945 in his contribution to PRO Readers Guide No 8 ‘RAF Records in the PRO’ (1994), p63-4. In 1944-45, the UK was on BST until 02:00 2 April; then BDST until 02:00 17 Sep; then back to BST until 02:00 2 Apr 1945.
August 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The late Roy Nesbit included a decode of UK and German local times between 1939 & 1945 in his contribution to PRO Readers Guide No 8 ‘RAF Records in the PRO’ (1994), p63-4. In 1944-45, the UK was on BST until 02:00 2 April; then BDST until 02:00 17 Sep; then back to BST until 02:00 2 Apr 1945.
Very happy to help!
August 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Very happy to help!
CSDIC reports S.I.R. 595 - 676, July-August 1944, are held by TNA as WO 208/3594 - it should be in there, I think.
August 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
CSDIC reports S.I.R. 595 - 676, July-August 1944, are held by TNA as WO 208/3594 - it should be in there, I think.
I'm afraid that John Alexander (@ac1shaw.bsky.social) and Harry Raffal (@rafhistory.bsky.social) are much better placed to answer that than I am, James - I haven't yet seen the book, just the proof of my chapter.
December 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM
I'm afraid that John Alexander (@ac1shaw.bsky.social) and Harry Raffal (@rafhistory.bsky.social) are much better placed to answer that than I am, James - I haven't yet seen the book, just the proof of my chapter.
Thank you, Ross! Hoping be able to submit something to 'From Balloons to Drones' next year.
December 17, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Thank you, Ross! Hoping be able to submit something to 'From Balloons to Drones' next year.
Very grateful if you could add me to the list! Thanks, Alex.
November 24, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Very grateful if you could add me to the list! Thanks, Alex.
College Hall - hope you enjoyed your visit!
November 7, 2024 at 2:45 PM
College Hall - hope you enjoyed your visit!
You might like to take a look at 'Farnborough and the Fleet Air Arm' by Geoffrey Cooper (Midland, 2008) - although I haven't been able to find a direct reference to a 'high speed film unit' (sadly there's no index), he does include a section on 'Data Acquisition and Processing' (pp166-8).
September 9, 2024 at 3:59 PM
You might like to take a look at 'Farnborough and the Fleet Air Arm' by Geoffrey Cooper (Midland, 2008) - although I haven't been able to find a direct reference to a 'high speed film unit' (sadly there's no index), he does include a section on 'Data Acquisition and Processing' (pp166-8).
Nice image! Despite everything that's already appeared in print, I'm now drafting yet another (hopefully two-part) article looking at the origins and early history of this aircraft (quite a few of its' contemporaries also figure in the finished text, space permitting).
August 11, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Nice image! Despite everything that's already appeared in print, I'm now drafting yet another (hopefully two-part) article looking at the origins and early history of this aircraft (quite a few of its' contemporaries also figure in the finished text, space permitting).
At one stage in 1943 it was suggested that the Mosquito should be manufactured in the USSR. Although a single example (a B.IV) was flown to the Soviet Union in the following year for trials and to serve as a pattern aircraft, the proposal was ultimately abandoned.
February 5, 2024 at 5:39 PM
At one stage in 1943 it was suggested that the Mosquito should be manufactured in the USSR. Although a single example (a B.IV) was flown to the Soviet Union in the following year for trials and to serve as a pattern aircraft, the proposal was ultimately abandoned.