1916 - 1939 Articles (5)

In this section, there are a number of short articles and other links relating to the 1916 - 1939 era. Please click on the
photographs below to access the articles.

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4th July Parade

Click on the picture on the left to read an amusing article from the Spring 2012 Edition of the Alconbury ‘Parish Pump’ describing how a 208 Squadron Sopwith Camel interrupted a local Texan Independence Day Parade.

Click HERE to read the original article about Colonel Russ Turner’s ‘Flying Camel’.

208 Squadron 1920 - 1930

Click on the picture on the right to view a gallery of photographs of 208 Squadron aircraft and personnel from the ‘Brisfit’ era - 1920 to 1930

Sopwith Triplanes

Click on the picture on the left to read details of the Sopwith Triplanes flown by No 8 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service ('Naval 8'), and those who flew them. Also included is an excerpt from the memoirs of Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reggie Soar describing his last combat patrols in a Sopwith Triplane.