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1940s, Aircraft, Ephemera, Periodicals, Pictures, Post-blogging 1940-2, Reprisals

Thursday, 3 October 1940

Let’s look at how the British aviation press is covering the air war, by way of today’s issue of Flight, its longest-running periodical (and official organ of the Royal Aero Club). The front cover, along with the first and the last few pages, carry advertisements for various aviation-related products. Here Titanine Ltd is promoting ‘the […]

1940s, Aircraft, Periodicals, Pictures, Post-blogging 1940-2, Reprisals, Words

Sunday, 29 September 1940

Friday witnessed the signing of the ‘Axis-Japanese Pact’ in Berlin. The Observer‘s diplomatic correspondent believes the pact is ‘chiefly aimed at the United States’, and ‘is intended to steal a march on what is regarded as the inevitable alignment of Britain, America, Russia, and China’ (7): Under it, the Axis and Japan pledge each other

1940s, Air defence, Civil defence, Nuclear, biological, chemical, Periodicals, Pictures, Post-blogging 1940-2, Radio, Reprisals

Saturday, 28 September 1940

The Luftwaffe launched mass daylight raids against London and Bristol yesterday, ‘the most widespread of the war’ according to the Daily Mail (1), and with the largest losses since 15 September, too. German losses are reported to be 130 aircraft and about 300 aircrew, while the British lost 34 fighters and 19 pilots. Many people

1940s, Civil defence, Nuclear, biological, chemical, Periodicals, Pictures, Post-blogging 1940-2, Reprisals

Tuesday, 24 September 1940

Things are on the move again, at least in French West Africa. De Gaulle’s Free French, assisted by the Royal Navy, are attempting to wrest control of Dakar from their Vichy brethren. A naval battle was raging there yesterday afternoon, though presumably it is over now. According to the Ministry of Information, this action was

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