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WW1 FOOTBALL:
THE GREAT CONTROVERSY
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BRITAIN’S BEST SELLING MILITARY HISTORY MONTHLY
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
RAF
GROUND
Unsung Heroes
CREW
Fooling the
Luftwaffe
National
Registration 1939
Christmas
VC Hero
PLUS:
'MICK' MANNOCK VC GRA MYSTERY
VE
BOMBED ON
THE BEACHES
Minesweeper's Bloody
Mayhem at Dunkirk
FIGHTER ACE
Financing Uncle Sam's
American War Machine
A TANK ON
TOUR - USA
DECEMBER 2015
ISSUE 104
UK
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From the
HEN PRESENTING features on
the RAF during either the First
or Second World Wars it is very
often the case that the stories we publish tend to focus on the exploits of
pilots and aircrew. Certainly, there may well be a perception that theirs
was not only the most dangerous job but also the most ‘glamorous’. In
terms of danger, however, those on the ground were very much in the
front line, too. And especially so during the Battle of Britain.
This month, to mark the end of the 75
th
anniversary of Battle of Britain
year, our regular contributor, Chris Goss, examines the role played by ground
personnel during 1940 and reveals, astonishingly, that well over 300 personnel
died on the ground, in Britain, during the period of the battle. Theirs was not
by any standards a glamorous role, and they endured hardship and danger with
a cheery fortitude that earned them the unfettered admiration of the pilots and
aircrew they served. Without these men and women on the ground, the Battle of
Britain could not have been fought and would not have been won. A shame, then,
that their role and their sacrifice is so often overlooked in the understandable
adulation of ‘The Few’. Behind them, of course, were many faceless and nameless
heroes, some of whom gave their all. For them, there is no national memorial and
the focus of commemoration and remembrance for the Battle of Britain inevitably
rests with those who flew. We are pleased, then, to honour the ground personnel
and to pay tribute to their service and sacrifice during 1940 in the last of our
commemorative anniversary features linked to the Battle of Britain.
Quite apart from those who worked in various trades to keep the aircraft flying
and the fliers looked after, there was another band of non-flying RAF personnel
who performed secret and highly technical work of an electronic war against the
Luftwaffe. Theirs was not a shooting war, but it was, instead, an entirely new and
covert form of combating the Germans; electronic warfare. Again, we pay tribute
to this remarkable band of RAF men and women who pitted their technical
expertise and wiles against the Luftwaffe and who worked around the clock to
confound and thwart the raiders. Of this band, it might be said that they perhaps
shortened the war. They certainly saved lives. And yet, along with fellow airmen
and airwomen across others arms of the service, they went unrecognised. Perhaps
more so than other trades. If, through their deception, a German aircraft was
captured, they could not trumpet success as would a night-fighter pilot who had
scored a ‘kill’. Theirs was a dark, silent and unspoken war, albeit vital in the air
defence of the United Kingdom.
In this issue we pay tribute to the non-flying personnel of the service who,
in 1940 and beyond, played a truly major role in the successes of the RAF.
These men and women were very much the unsung heroes behind ultimate
victory. To use a slightly clichéd expression: all gave some and some gave all.
When remembering The Few we should also remember The Many.
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On the 21 May 1918, Major Mannock claimed 4 victories in
one day. After shooting down a two seater Hannover C type
aircraft in the morning, he led 74 Squadron on an evening
patrol over Hollebeke in his SE 5 a, D276. At 19.00 the
patrol clashed with Pfalz DIII’s of Jasta16. Two immediately
went down under Mannock's guns, a third falling minutes
later. One known loss from this engagement was Vzfw H
Schorn of Jasta16. This illustration is from a painting by
Simon Smith: http://sasmithart.co.uk/
(See also pages 64 – 71 of this issue).
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BRITAIN’S BEST SELLING MILITARY HISTORY MONTHLY
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
GROUND
CREW
Unsung Heroes
RAF
National
Registration 1939
Christmas
VC Hero
Fooling the
Luftwaffe
PLUS:
'MICK' MANNOCK VC GRA MYSTERY
VE
BOMBED ON
THE BEACHES
Minesweeper's Bloody
Mayhem at Dunkirk
FIGHTER ACE
Financing Uncle Sam's
American War Machine
A TANK ON
TOUR - USA
DECEMBER 2015
ISSUE 104
UK
£4.50
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FEATURES
25 FOR A DEAD CAUSE – FINAL GALLIPOLI VC
The heroic and selfless final act of the last Gallipoli VC winner a
century ago this Christmas. Steve Snelling tells the remarkable
story of ‘Vic’ Smith.
64 HE MUST BE MISSING - MANNOCK VC
34 TO CATCH A DORNIER
Major ‘Mick’ Mannock, the RAF’s highest scoring fighter pilot, was
downed over no-man’s land and buried by the Germans, although
his grave later became lost. We examine suggestions that he may
lie in a CWGC cemetery as an unknown airman.
The gruesome journey of a British minesweeper involved in the
Dunkirk Evacuations is harrowingly recounted by an un-named
Sub-Lieutenant who sailed on board the heroic vessel.
Andy Saunders explains just how RAF Intelligence managed to
down a sneaky Luftwaffe bomber through electronic subterfuge and
without firing a shot - much to the surprise of the captured crew!
John Ash outlines the events of September 1939 and unfolds the
story of a 65,000 strong 'army' and their undertaking to register the
entire British population.
72 BOMBED ON THE BEACHES
58 REGISTERING FOR WAR
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DECEMBER 2015
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REGISTERING FOR WAR
90 TRIBUTE TO ‘THE MANY’
Editor’s Choice
In our final feature marking the 75
th
anniversary year of the Battle
of Britain, Chris Goss pays tribute to the ‘forgotten’ casualties of
that battle, the indomitable RAF ground crew. The roll of honour
included the RAF’s youngest casualty.
98 TANK ON TOUR
Alexander Nicholl tracks the route of the mighty armoured beast
that was Britannia, an iron-clad ambassador sent to North America
to raise funds for the war effort against the Central Powers.
78 THE FINAL SEASON
Alexandra Churchill and Andrew Holmes discuss another
controversy surrounding the ‘beautiful game’ during the First World
War - the sport’s Red Card and wartime football match restrictions.
REGULARS
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21 FIELD POST
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42 FIRST WORLD WAR DIARY
Our monthly analysis of the First World War’s key events reaches
December 1915. The fighting continues, with a British unit
becoming trapped and the Germans sustaining an unusual defeat
in Africa.
The Editorial Team present their thoughts on some new titles,
including our Book of The Month, an index of every surviving
Hawker Hurricane fighter.
We highlight some of December 1915’s awards as Gazetted in the
London Gazette and Lord Ashcroft presents another in his ‘Hero of
the Month’ series.
This month’s iconic object of the First World War is the ubiquitous
soldier’s identity disc.
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88 RECON REPORT
108 GREAT WAR GALLANTRY
50 RIVER OF BLOOD
Peter Hart presents an account
through the words of the soldiers of
the Durham Light Infantry of one of
the regiment’s bloodiest actions –
crossing the Volturno River.
114 THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN OBJECTS
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