Review of ‘USAAF bombs on Italy’
by Salvo Fagone ‘USAAF bombs on Italy’ is the third book by this author that I have read (and viewed), continuing the interesting range of photos that his first two books featured. ‘USAAF bombs on Italy’ tells the story of
Restarted the cockpit building
At last, after almost 5 years after my first steps into building me a real home cockpit, I am back at it again. So many things happened…. rebuilt our ground floor after the fire, closed my FSAddon company and many
Visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches and Battlefields
A helpful guidebook for groups and individuals By Gareth Hughes I have read many books on the operations in Normandy, and many guides for visitors too….. So reading yet another one seemed a bit of a waste of time. But
Shop not ready yet
I have been working on and off to get the shop part of my blog working. I am using WooCommerce now that ‘ Shopify’ is just too much for the remaining few products. But as always with these modular things,
Railways in the Second World War
Railways in the Second World War By Michael Foley I am not a railwayman by any measure, although my brother and I built an extensive model railway back in the day. But what caught my curiosity was the cover of
Basic Blender Tutorials
Downloaded the latest Blender app and was looking for tutorials. This is the list that Blender provides themselves. There must be many more on Youtube and I’ll post more of them when I find them.My main project is to build
Independence Pass, CO, 2016
Independence Pass, CO, 2016 September 1, 2016US travel Not only the Dutchy, in fact, but a whole bunch of people from the “Kachadourian Lodge” set out to visit the pass, and subsequently have lunch in Aspen on the other side!
Thunderbolts over Burma
By Angus Findon, Mark Hillier A very special book. It shows us the life of a British fighter pilot, but not in the usual way where young men jump into the Hurricanes and Spitfires and fend off Hitler’s Luftwaffe over
Major changes in the website
Please bear with me all, I changed the theme of my WordPress website, am adding a little aircraft webshop, and integrating some material from my other websites (that I will subsequently close).So during the next few months things will be
Interesting article on Desert Storm
I can’t believe it is already 30 years ago that we were watching in awe at the tracer bullets rising into the air over Baghdad, without hitting anything, while Saddam’s armed forces were annihilated from above….. At last some positive
Italy illegally limits the personal freedom of its citizens
The text in this analysis of Italy’s post-fascist (and now communist?) constitution shows that our current limitations of personal freedom and restrictions of movements are illegal, unconstitutional, and should be forcefully opposed. That Italians do not do this, is beyond
No more oppression
In the light of the recent attack on their customers, it seems like most current social media are indeed Socialist Media and only exist to make their owners even richer….. which indeed is a typical trait of socialist leaders and
Mussolini’s Defeat at Hill 731, March 1941
by John Carr How the Greeks Halted Italy’s Albanian Offensive This is a fascinating book, especially for those of us not specialized in the Balkan part of World War 2. John Carr really has delivered a great story here, professionally
More closings
I feel like dying a little bit, closing down various internet activities that I have fanatically worked on these past 15 years of my life. But many of them were not really active, or useful, anymore. I have started so
Closing the FSAddon shop
Dear all, first of all let me wish you a Merry Christmas, even when in lockdown or otherwise limited. Hopefully, you are all still healthy. Also hopefully, next year will see a return to normalcy, and no, not the ‘new
KLM turns 101
Here’s a message on the KLM, my favorite airline for many many years…. An article in Key.Aero takes a look at the history of the world’s oldest airline. Check it out HERE !
New art shop opened
Having been banned from Facebook for the umpteenth time I found some extra time in my busy retired life. So I picked up painting again. And in a special way too. I decided to try my hand at something different
From Arromanches to the Elbe
by Charles More Marcus Cunliffe and the 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 1944–1945 Marcus Cunliffe was an officer of the 144th Regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps when it landed in Normandy back in June 1944. His notes and diaries are