• In the Historic Photographs section, No. 127 Squadron historian Mr. Andy Ingham revisits the Grimbergen mud theme, with another interesting story accompanying the image. When I started this section, I wanted every picture to tell a story, but the quality of the research accompanying our recent contributions surpassed my initial expectations by a wide margin. Very warmly recommended. Keep 'em coming.
  


• In Scale Modelling section, there is also something beyond the ordinary. Jim Kiker provides a two-part tutorial to Modelling Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk. XIX - The Complete Conversion Guide for 1/48 Scale. A very well-researched conversion illustrated with many in-progress images.
  


• Today I have also made an adjustment to the previously published guide to RAF Airfields in Mainland Europe, 1944-45. The interactive listings which allow for virtual visits to airfield locations using Google Earth have been enhanced so that each list of airfields can be opened and marked in Google Earth all at once. Rather than having to click on every geolocation link individually, visitors can now open the entire set of data and interact with it as a whole directly in the target application.

If you haven't installed Google Earth, I suggest you give it a try; it is free, detailed and the experience of virtual sightseeing around the globe is rather incredible. Whenever time allows, I intend to use it to illustrate the geography of historical events.

Labels: history, modelling, site updates