Saw this today, and think it looks quite good :)
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A blog about my interest in all things military, wargaming and last but not least my military vehicle adventures.
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Saturday, 21 August 2010
HMS Glowworm
Stumbled across this intersting site about HMS Glowworm.
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On 8th April 1940 The British destroyer HMS Glowworm, alone and outgunned took on the German Heavy Cruiser Admiral Von Hipper and her destroyer escorts. In spite of the heavy odds against her she managed to score hits on her mighty opponent and in a last act of defiance she rammed the Cruiser before she sank. Link
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On 8th April 1940 The British destroyer HMS Glowworm, alone and outgunned took on the German Heavy Cruiser Admiral Von Hipper and her destroyer escorts. In spite of the heavy odds against her she managed to score hits on her mighty opponent and in a last act of defiance she rammed the Cruiser before she sank. Link
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Friday, 20 August 2010
Battle of Britain Peewit convoy attack remembered
On a cloudy August day in 1940, the skies and seas around the Isle of Wight witnessed the first sustained clashes of the Battle of Britain.
With the Luftwaffe able to fly from occupied northern France, shipping along England's south coast was an easy target for the German bombers.
Convoy CW9 - codenamed Peewit - was hauling coal from Medway before dispersing off Swanage when it was hit.
Three fierce air battles ensued as the RAF attempted to fend off the strikes.
See the BBC web site for more info - Link
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With the Luftwaffe able to fly from occupied northern France, shipping along England's south coast was an easy target for the German bombers.
Convoy CW9 - codenamed Peewit - was hauling coal from Medway before dispersing off Swanage when it was hit.
Three fierce air battles ensued as the RAF attempted to fend off the strikes.
See the BBC web site for more info - Link
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Saturday, 14 August 2010
WWII Database
For anyone interested in WW2, this site is an an intersting visit. It is called the WWII Database, and has a simply astonishing amount of detail in it. Well worth a visit. Link
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Friday, 13 August 2010
HMS Dasher
This is quite an intersting site with quite a comprehensive essay about HMS Dasher, and its rather poor in-service career during WW2 which ended abruptly on 27 Mar 1943 when it sank due to an intrenal explosion. Link
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Operation Catapult: Naval Destruction at Mers-el-Kebir
This is a fascinating little essay about Operation Catapult and the Naval Destruction at Mers-el-Kebir. This is where the part of the French Fleet was destroyed by the British early in WW2. Link
Saturday, 7 August 2010
HMS Investigator Found
HMS Investigator had been sent in search of the Franklin expedition, but was lost while on a quest to find the Northwest Passage through the Arctic. Link
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Thursday, 5 August 2010
Inside the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
This is a very cool little video, well worth checking out.
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The BBC has been given exclusive access to film the world's most advanced fighter jet - the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, built by Lockheed Martin for the US and UK military. Britain had planned to buy around 150 aircraft for the RAF and Royal Navy - but with each plane costing at least £70m that number is likely to fall.
Squadron Leader Steve Long - the first Royal Air Force pilot to fly the Joint Strike Fighter - explained its unique capabilities to Jonathan Beale.
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The BBC has been given exclusive access to film the world's most advanced fighter jet - the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, built by Lockheed Martin for the US and UK military. Britain had planned to buy around 150 aircraft for the RAF and Royal Navy - but with each plane costing at least £70m that number is likely to fall.
Squadron Leader Steve Long - the first Royal Air Force pilot to fly the Joint Strike Fighter - explained its unique capabilities to Jonathan Beale.
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Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Soldier saved by rosary - just like his great-grandfather
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