Lucky 13: Dibbs at the front. By Bernard De Brogli …
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‘Most Expensive Airman of the A.I.F.’ said popular tabloid Smith’s Weekly in 1923. Mosman pilot…
Category: Stories
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I would not change with the ground grubs for world …
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Few of the first AIF had the chance to show their dash in front of…
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Souveniring history: Lt. E.C. Banks and the Red Ba …
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Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen was known by many names during the war: Le Diable Rouge,…
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Who killed the Red Baron?: Dr Miller’s progn …
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Dr Geoffrey M. Miller dropped into Barry O’Keefe Library on occasion. I enjoyed our chats.…
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Pusher ace: Captain Lancelot Lytton Richardson. By …
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An FE2b, a two-seater pusher biplane1. Friday the 13th dawned fine in Northern France in…
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Fledgling wings: Lt. Taylor inspires Gunner Allpor …
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Capt. J.M. Allport stands beside his Re8 and Capt. P.G. Taylor in the cockpit of…
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Black Friday, ‘Bloody April’: The deat …
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During Bloody April one RFC airmen was killed, on average, every 18 hours. Friday April…
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The high flying (and diving) Capt. Jack Allport.
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‘Shoreman’ becomes a high-flyer. Jack Manning Allport was born on the 13th of July 1895…
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1919 Air Race: Why didn’t Smithy fly the Kan …
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‘Two other Smiths, Ross and Keith, flew their Vickers Vimy out to Australia in 28…