1920s

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, Aerial theatre, Australia, Periodicals, Publications

Self-archive: ‘The militarisation of aerial theatre’

My article, ‘The militarisation of aerial theatre: air displays and airmindedness in Britain and Australia between the World Wars’, has just been accepted for publication in Contemporary British History. It will be part of a special issue edited by Andrekos Varnava and Michael J. K. Walsh on ‘The production of popular culture and its relationship […]

Dare-Devil Aces, November 1937
1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Art, Periodicals, Pictures

Pulp aviation

This is the cover of the November 1937 issue of an American pulp magazine called Dare-Devil Aces. I vaguely knew about the existence of these aviation adventure magazines, or air pulps, but I’d assumed they were filled with stories of chivalric air combat of the Great War. Many undoubtedly were, but that’s not what this

Hendon, July 1928
1920s, Aerial theatre, Ephemera, Pictures

Hendon in stereo

Above is a pair of stereo photos kindly sent to me by Tim Lees, who found them in his father’s collection. There’s a slight mystery as to the occasion. The label at the top reads ‘Hendon – July ’28’, which suggests they were taken at the RAF Display at Hendon in 1928, but that year

1920s, 1930s, Aerial theatre, Conferences and talks

Strength in numbers

In July I’ll be at this year’s Australian Historical Association conference, which is being hosted in Ballarat by Federation University Australia. I’m pushing my aerial theatre project along with a talk entitled ‘The RAF versus the Wottnotts: Hendon’s imaginary wars, 1920-1937’: The Royal Air Force (RAF) Pageants held between 1920 and 1937 at Hendon in

1910s, 1920s, Air control, Australia, Periodicals, Phantom airships, mystery aeroplanes, and other panics, Tools and methods

Airships against the Mad Mullah; or, #fundTrove

The following article appeared on p. 4 of the 15 June 1914 issue of the Broken Hill (NSW), newspaper, the Barrier Miner: AIRSHIPS AGAINST THE MAD MULLAH Aden, Saturday. Naval Lieutenants Boothby and Richard B. Davies are at Berbera, investigating the feasibility of utilising airships for the purpose of an expedition to subdue the Mad

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