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Live firing guns in a restored Curtiss P-40 Warhawk !
Full documentary now available on YouTube
In a project nearly two years in the making, the Soaring by the Sea Foundation successfully returned operational machine guns to its Curtiss P-40N Warhawk
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SHHAS Visit to RAF Uxbridge Bunker
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RAF Northolt Ops. Room
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Project SeaBlade to regain the world piston-engined seaplane speed record for Britain. The world speed record for piston powered seaplanes was set back in 1934 by the Macchi MC.72 - 440.681mph.
Watch the V24 Fiat AS 6 that powered the Macchi MC72
running on a test stand HERE
Official Project SeaBlade website HERE
Royal Aeronautical Society Article
Wednesday 7th October
"My Flying Boat War"
A Talk by
Richard Hodgkinson
Richard studied graphic design at Southampton College of Art and worked
for IBM at Hursley Park, for most of his career involved in the development,
via the BSI, of ISO/IEC standards for software icons,
accessibility and software documentation.
Richard's presentation will cover his father,
W/Cdr "Vic" Hodgkinson DFC RAAF,
early life growing up in Australia, his wartime career flying various
British, American and German flying boat types,
in the battle's of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific.
Post war "Vic" was recruited by BOAC to fly civil flying boats from Southampton Water, retiring in 1971 with over 19,000
flying hours logged.
"Vic" was also responsible for securing
and refurbishing the Short Sandringham, on display at the
Solent Sky museum.
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Renews In August
Updated 03.09.26
Secret Hampshire:
It's your captain speaking, all 4 engines have stopped
First Broadcast on Radio Solent
23 Jun 2026,
Updated 24.06.26
A Short History of...
The Hindenburg Disaster
First made available on BBC Sounds
22 May 2026
Updated 24.06.26
Test Your Aircraft Recognition Skills.
Name the aircraft
Updated 31.08.26.
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