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Great War Battlefield. 450mm(W) x 450mm(H) 17inches(W) x 17inches(H).
The war witnessed an unprecedented horror never before seen and bought war on an industrial scale to mankind. The trench system came into effect as early as September 1914, when the Allied and Central Powers Commands began to realise that war would not be the short-term battle they had initially envisioned. As the war drew on, the trench system expanded, ...
RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, United Kingdom, 1950's-1970's. 875mm(W) x 450mm(H) 34 inches x 17 inches(H)
Scottow Aerodrome was built in 1939. Renamed Coltishall, it was activated in May 1940 and one of the first units to operate from the station was No. 242 Squadron flying the Hawker Hurricane and led by Douglas Bader. 242 Squadron left for RAF Duxford shortly afterwards. The station became a night fighter base for most of the ...
RAF Dispersal 150ft 'Frying Pan' type. 675mm(W) x 450mm(H) 26 inches x 17 inches(H)
There were a number of aircraft dispersals employed during, and indeed after the Second World War.
The subject of this base is the 'Frying Pan' (FP) type. So named for obvious reasons, they came in two sizes, 125ft diameter and 150ft diameter and could be used by the largest RAF bombers in service. They were circular in shape and with eit...
RAF Lakenheath- 1990 to 2021. (Main) USAF Units- 48th Fighter Wing (492nd, 493rd, 494th Fighter Squadrons, 495th Fighter Squadron- (due to reactivate in 2021)). 450mm(W) x 450mm(H) 17inches(W) x 17inches(H).
Located near the town of Lakenheath in Suffolk, United Kingdom, the base can date its roots back to the Great War when it was named Lakenheath Warren and used as a bombing range. It fell into disrepair after 1918, but w...
Great War Battlefield. 675mm(W) x 675mm(H) 26inches(W) x 26inches(H).
The war witnessed an unprecedented horror never before seen and bought war on an industrial scale to mankind. The trench system came into effect as early as September 1914, when the Allied and Central Powers Commands began to realise that war would not be the short-term battle they had initially envisioned. As the war drew on, the trench system expanded, ...
RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, United Kingdom, 1950's-1970's. 1314mm(W) x 675mm(H) 51 inches x 26 inches(H)
Scottow Aerodrome was built in 1939. Renamed Coltishall, it was activated in May 1940 and one of the first units to operate from the station was No. 242 Squadron flying the Hawker Hurricane and led by Douglas Bader. 242 Squadron left for RAF Duxford shortly afterwards. The station became a night fighter base for most of the...
RAF Dispersal 150ft 'Frying Pan' type. 1013mm(W) x 675mm(H) 40 inches x 26 inches(H)
There were a number of aircraft dispersals employed during, and indeed after the Second World War.
The subject of this base is the 'Frying Pan' (FP) type. So named for obvious reasons, they came in two sizes, 125ft diameter and 150ft diameter and could be used by the largest RAF bombers in service. They were circular in shape and with ei...
RAF Lakenheath- 1990 to 2021. (Main) USAF Units- 48th Fighter Wing (492nd, 493rd, 494th Fighter Squadrons, 495th Fighter Squadron- (due to reactivate in 2021)). 675mm(W) x 675mm(H) 26inches(W) x 26inches(H).
Located near the town of Lakenheath in Suffolk, United Kingdom, the base can date its roots back to the Great War when it was named Lakenheath Warren and used as a bombing range. It fell into disrepair after 1918, but w...
London Gatwick Airport Size 675mm x 675mm
Founding and early years
Today, Gatwick airport is one of the United Kingdom's major airport hubs, second only to Heathrow.
Originally, partially the area now occupied by the airport was a racecourse, and was founded in 1891. From 1907, a golf course was added but this closed shortly after the end of the Great War. During the late 1920's the land adjacent to the course was ...
Norwich Airport Size 675mm x 675mm
Beginnings and the first Norwich Airport
Initially a British Army cavalry training ground, RFC Mousehold Heath was established on the site and was home to a number of Royal Flying Corps units; Nos 18, 37, 85 and 117 Squadrons. In April 1918, RFC Mousehold Heath became RAF Mousehold Heath, and following the war, Boulton & Paul Ltd took over the site as a test facility, although it shou...
Manchester Airport/Manchester International Airport/Ringway Airport Size 675mm x 675mm
Beginning and early days
What is now Manchester Airport traces its ancestry back to the 1930s. Construction of Ringway Airport as it was formerly known, in 1935, and the site partially opened in June 1937 before becoming fully operational in June 1938, officially opening with an air pageant to mark the occasion. The first scheduled fl...
Southend Airport Size 675mm x 675mm
Formation and early years
Southend Airport can trace its ancestry back to the Great War when it was established by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in 1915. It was briefly passed over to the Royal Navy Air Service (RNAS) in the same year with limited flying duties being carried out. In 1916 the airfield passed back to RFC control when it became RFC Rochford and used as a training centre f...
Great War Battlefield. 225mm(W) x 225mm(H) 9inches(W) x 9inches(H)
The war witnessed an unprecedented horror never before seen and bought war on an industrial scale to mankind. The trench system came into effect as early as September 1914, when the Allied and Central Powers Commands began to realise that war would not be the short-term battle they had initially envisioned. As the war drew on, the trench system expanded, eve...
RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, United Kingdom, 1950's-1970's. 438mm(W) x 225mm(H) 17 inches x 9 inches(H)
Scottow Aerodrome was built in 1939. Renamed Coltishall, it was activated in May 1940 and one of the first units to operate from the station was No. 242 Squadron flying the Hawker Hurricane and led by Douglas Bader. 242 Squadron left for RAF Duxford shortly afterwards. The station became a night fighter base for most of the r...
Luftwaffe Fighter Unit Emblems
Stabskette JG 1- used in autumn 1943, 'Kette' being the German term for chain/ formation of three aircraft. 1943. Fw-190A.
6./JG 1 - Yellow 'Tatzelwurm'.1942. Bf-109F, Fw109A.
III./JG 1 - The Maltese Cross introduced summer 1941 when the Geschwader reformed in Holland. 1941 - 1943. Bf-109E/F, Focke-Wulf Fw-190A.
2./JG 1 (early) - Typical early war insignia, depicting a sword cutting Chamberl...