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Few of the first AIF had the chance to show their dash in front of a…
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Lucky 13: Dibbs at the front. By Bernard De Brogli …
‘Most Expensive Airman of the A.I.F.’ said popular tabloid Smith’s Weekly in 1923. Mosman pilot Eric…
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Souveniring history: Lt. E.C. Banks and the Red Ba …
Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen was known by many names during the war: Le Diable Rouge, the…
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Who killed the Red Baron?: Dr Miller’s progn …
Dr Geoffrey M. Miller dropped into Barry O’Keefe Library on occasion. I enjoyed our chats. Dr…
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Pusher ace: Captain Lancelot Lytton Richardson. By …
An FE2b, a two-seater pusher biplane1. Friday the 13th dawned fine in Northern France in April…
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Keith Anderson memorial. By Bernard De Broglio
On the blog we’ve looked at the main WWI memorials in Mosman but there’s another…
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Fledgling wings: Lt. Taylor inspires Gunner Allpor …
Capt. J.M. Allport stands beside his Re8 and Capt. P.G. Taylor in the cockpit of an…
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Capt. J.M. Allport: ‘Aerial Reconnaissance o …
In 1969 Capt. Jack Manning Allport was interviewed about his experiences. These were published in the…
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Black Friday, ‘Bloody April’: The deat …
During Bloody April one RFC airmen was killed, on average, every 18 hours. Friday April 13th…