✈️ Join us 25 Sept, 7pm (BST) for a virtual lecture with Col. (Ret.) Jayson A. Altieri on the legacy of the Daniel Guggenheim Airship Institute & its role in shaping aviation in the Second World War. 📺 Live on Crowdcast – register now! 👉 crowdcast.io/c/vl-2025-alti… #AirpowerTalk

A lovely piece by Stephen P. Nunn 💙 . Dodgy chap in the middle of the picture, mind.

You may not have heard of Alfred Buckham, but this First World War aerial photographer’s extraordinary images deserve to be better known. Nine crashes couldn’t stop him. Major retrospective opens next month National Galleries of Scotland Edinburgh. bit.ly/WFA-buckham

Everyone loves a Zeppelin-related article🙂

Tomorrow at 7pm: Colonel (Ret.) Jayson A. Altieri explores the legacy of the Daniel Guggenheim Airship Institute and its role in shaping WWII aviation tech. Don’t miss this virtual lecture via Crowdcast—register now to join! ✈️ #AviationHistory bit.ly/46mlC29

Stow Maries Aero gets jam on it as old prop comes home. See today's Maldon and Burnham Standard It even includes a rare picture of Ian@StowMaries

27 Sept 1894, Lothar von Richthofen, German #WW1 fighter ace credited with 40 victories, born. Younger brother of top-scoring ace Manfred, Red Baron. Married 1919, had 2 children. 1922, while commercial pilot on flight from Berlin to Hamburg, died in crash @ Fuhlsbüttel, aged 27.

The latest edition of 'Iron Cross' is now available (issue 26). Quite a hefty price, however, the 130 pages are packed with lesser seen photos tied together with excellent supporting text. A once a quarter indulgence! Join the G&CPS at germanphilately.org #philately #stamps

Today marks the 109th anniversary of the destruction of Zeppelin L.31 shot down over Potters Bar by 2/Lt. Wulstan J Tempest. Due to this loss of Kapitanleutnant Heinrich Mathy (& his crew) the German Naval Air Service had lost one its greatest Zeppelin commanders. Ian Castle

Yesterday to mark the 109th anniversary of the destruction of Zeppelin L.31 over Potters Bar, I visited the display of relics relating to this WW1 terror weapon within the Potters Bar Museum. Worth a visit. pottersbarmuseum.org Ian Castle David Marks

It's #WorldArchitectureDay today, and at Stow we know all about the challenges of historic buildings; we have 24 Grade II* WW1 buildings to look after - one of the reasons it costs us £760 a day to keep running! Could you support us by visiting, donating or volunteering?

My book review of Ian Burns's work Float Planes over the Desert. littlegully.com/blog/when-a-sm…

The Hampshire home of a Victoria Cross-winning British WWI ace fighter pilot is for sale, with lake, chapel and some of the best fishing rights in England countrylife.co.uk/property/house…

Glad to see Stow Maries Aero making it into FlyPastMag !!

We are at ScaleModel World today! Come and see us on the stand - we will have Haris Ali's fabulous models on our stand as featured in Contact! magazine. ☺️ #ipms #scalemodelworld #scalemodelling

23 Nov 1916, flying an Airco DH.2, Maj Lanoe Hawker, #WW1 British ace, killed in dogfight by Manfred von Richthofen, Red Baron, aged 25. Had 7 credited victories. 3rd pilot to receive Victoria Cross for action on 25 July 1915, alone he attacked three German planes in succession.

27 Nov 1916, flying solo in BE2c, 2nd Lt Ian Pyott, No. 36 Squadron RFC, shot down Zeppelin L34 over Castle Eden, Hartlepool, killing entire crew including her commander Max Dietrich, uncle of famous actress & singer, Marlene. South African born Pyott awarded DSO for action. #WW1

29 Nov 1917, Erwin Böhme, German flying ace with 24 victories & member of squadron commanded by Manfred von Richthofen, killed in action by an Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.8, during mission over Zonnebeke, Belgium. Awarded Pour le Mérite medal 5 days before died, aged 38. #WW1

2 Dec 1917, Cpt Harry Luchford MC & Bar, ace with 24 victories, shot down & killed, aged 23, in Bristol F.2b by Walter von Bülow-Bothkamp. Born India, lived Bromley. Bank clerk. Sept 1914, enlisted in Norfolk Regt. Jan 1917, transferred to RFC. 19 May, got pilot’s licence. #WW1

2 Dec 1898, Lt Indra Lal Roy, RAF, born. Sole Indian #WW1 flying ace with 10 aerial victories in 13 days! Born Calcutta. Educated St Paul's School. First Indian to get DFC. Died, aged 19. Buried Estevelles Communal Cemetery. Personal inscription, ‘he died for the ideals he loved’.