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.
Squadron Leader W H H Smith RAF (Ret’d) recalls his experiences with the Armstrong Whitworth Atlas in the Thirties, during his service with 208 Squadron - whose badge earned it the nickname ‘The Flying Shuftis’. Click on the picture on the left to read the article, which first appeared in the March 1990 edition of ‘Aeroplane Monthly’.
Centenary Formation Video
Click on the picture on the right to view the YouTube video of the historic mid-air formation between a 208 Squadron Hawk (XX350) and the Shuttleworth Collection’s Bristol Fighter flown by Paul Shakespeare (opens in a new window).
Centenary Formation
Click on the picture on the left to read details of an extraordinary formation sortie between a 208 Squadron Hawk and Bristol Fighter!
