David Marks

From shed-built planes to iconic bombers, Sir Frederick Handley Page shaped aviation history. ✈️ Discover his untold story through his own letters. 📖 Sir Frederick Handley Page by Frank Vann 🛒 buff.ly/jJuU9YR

Fascinating stuff!

Rare (inert) Great War grenades for use aircraft-to-aircraft. Once, chatting to the late Mike Saffery, grenade guru, sat in his smoke-filled study surrounded by such exotica, I enquired about the elusive No 4, to be told “that’s the one I get asked about most”. Well, got one now!

Tomorrow on @OldFrontLinePod we are joined for our 250th Episode of the #podcast by @1940Andy in our continuing Air War Series to discuss the life, death and burial of #WW1 Air Ace Mick Mannock VC. #OFL250

Air War Month starts this Saturday on @OldFrontLinePod with an introductory episode followed by interviews with @1940Andy & @Joshua_Levine followed by a special QnA & an Episode looking at what we find of the RFC/RAF on the battlefields today. [click on image for schedule!]

This Saturday (19th), Long Melford Book Fair - with lots of postcards, and other collectables - is back in the Suffolk village. Open 9:30-3:30 at the Village Memorial Hall, Long Melford, CO10 9JQ, there will be refreshments, and FREE parking too ⬇️

The brick walls of Hangar 3 still stand, hopeful of future rejuvenation. The remaining original hangar brick rubble piled up in the centre. We as a community encourage the owner to continue with the restoration, especially as Listed Building Consent was approved over a year ago.

On a recent holiday in the Lake District I couldn't resist taking a photo of Lt Leefe Robinson's old school in St Bees. Not sure if you have seen it @IanCastleRaids or @ZeppRaider ?

The runner-up awards went to Martin Perman for his tribute to the 72,337 men commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial & Rob Hames for his pencil drawings: “Shuttleworth Sopwith” and “Will This Camera Idea Take Off”? Feast your eyes on the full gallery here: gava.org.uk/galleries/2025…

Barry Barnes took the top prize for “In Our Safe Haven”, depicting a Short 184 flying above Royal Navy warships.

The Society has been sponsoring this WWI category since 2004 as part of the Guild’s long-running annual exhibition, which has showcased world-class aviation art since 1971.

If you missed CEO of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Ian Flint's interview with Dom Atkins on BFBS Radio, hop over to YouTube for a catch-up! #BFBS #DomAtkins youtu.be/Inaihu9MaHo?fe…

8 July 1838, Graf von Zeppelin (d.1917) born. 1858 to 1890, served in armies of Württemburger & Imperial Germany. Devoted rest of life to creation of rigid dirigible airship for which his surname's a popular generic term. 100+ Zeppelins were used for military operations in #WW1.

Today is the anniversary of a Gotha bomber raid over London in 1917 that killed 57 people. Aircraft from 37 Squadron intercepted them, but pilot 2nd/Lt John Edward Rostron Young (19) and Airman (2nd Class) Cyril Charles Taylor (observer) were killed, remembered on our Memorial.

The Gotha bombers were the reason why the Royal Family had to change their Saxe-Coburg-Gotha name to Windsor.

7 July 1917, fourth raid of Operation Türkenkreuz occurred with 22 German Gotha bombers attacking the East End & City of London in daylight, killing about 60 people & injuring some 200. About 100 British planes sent to intercept, shooting one down & damaging three others. #WW1

Next two weeks on @OldFrontLinePod we have two QnA episodes coming up and then we move into something new - War in the Air Month where we will look at the RFC/RAF during the Great War with a series of special episodes finishing in mid-August.

To get your copy, join The Great War Aviation Society at greatwaraviation.org.uk for as little as £25 (digital) or £27+P&P (print) at greatwaraviation.org

Here we shine a light on a lesser-known but fascinating theatre of the First World War: the East African Campaign, where both sides had to battle the enemies of heat, drought, torrential rains, disease, and challenging terrain.