On #BattleOfBritainDay we honour the RAF pilots who turned the tide in 1940. John Gillespie Magee's poem 'Per Ardua' reflects on the debt we owe. John Magee's was killed flying a Spitfire aged 19. His story lives on in Roger Cole’s biography: fightinghigh.com/products/high-… #NeverForget

5⭐ Epitaphs of Bomber Command by Steve Darlow and Dave Gilbert "Probably the best book ever written to illustrate the human side of Bomber Command” "An outstanding book… extraordinary and highly emotive" Read more here amzn.eu/d/6F1x1wo #BomberCommand #WWII

This evening, 83 years ago, Jimmy Marks took off on his final flight. We remember his courage and service with Sean Feast's new blog: The First of the Best. 🔗 Read here fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/blogs/news/the… #WWII #RAF #BomberCommand #AviationHistory

📸 Photo of the Week How young! 15-yr-old Peter Baxter, top left, began his apprenticeship at Halton and went on to fly 34 ops as flight engineer in Bomber Command. Read his story - Nine Wingcos and the Lancaster: 👉 fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/products/nine-… #WWII #BomberCommand #LancasterBomber

On display at the RAF Club. Dowding, Churchill, and Park. Great men who achieved great things defending the free world 85 years ago. #battleofbritain #WWII #secondworldwar

📸 Photo of the Week Shot down in Oct ’42, RAF navigator Gordon Mellor survived in hiding with a false ID, as “Maurice.” His story is told in ETA — A Bomber Command Navigator Shot Down and on the Run 👉 fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/products/eta #WWII #BomberCommand #RAF #EscapeAndEvasion

Great news! 📚 Mosquito Down! returns in paperback, April 2026. The sold-out hardback was hailed as “compelling” and “candid”. Frank Dell’s remarkable wartime story of courage & survival takes flight once more. ➡️ fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/20… #WWII #History #AviationBooks

📖 Wednesday is Author’s Day at Fighting High 83 years ago this week, Gordon Mellor’s Halifax was shot down and he evaded capture with help of the Comète escape line. We remember Gordon — and his 2016 Duxford book launch of ETA. 👉 Signed bookplate copies: fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/bo…

We’re thrilled to welcome former RAF Chinook pilot & award-winning journalist Paul Kennard to Fighting High! His new book Chinook Driver lands in 2026📖 Press release herewith Book cover reveal next Wednesday morning! #ChinookDriver #Chinook #RAF #Aviation #MilitaryHistory

📖 Coming May 2026 Love as Strong as Death by Melody Foreman The story of pilot Alfred ‘Ginge’ Culver DFM & war artist Eric Ravilious, lost without trace in 1942. A moving tribute to courage, art & remembrance. #WWIIHistory #EricRavilious #ComingSoon fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/fo…

📖Coming June 2026 Chinook Driver by Paul “Foo” Kennard From Northern Ireland to Bosnia & Kosovo, a fast-paced, candid memoir of flying Britain’s most iconic helicopter on the front line. #RAF #Chinook #AviationHistory #ComingSoon fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/fo…

📖 Coming July 2026 The Fifty by Steve Darlow & Sean Feast A deeply researched and heartfelt tribute to the fallen heroes of the Great Escape. #TheGreatEscape #WWIIHistory #BomberCommand #ComingSoon fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/fo…

80 years ago today, RAF Bomber Command unleashed one of its most devastating 24-hour assaults — Operation Hurricane. Marc Hall recounts the unprecedented raids on Duisburg in our latest blog. 👉 fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/blogs/news/ope… #WW2 #RAF #BomberCommand #OperationHurricane

📖 Wednesday is Author’s Day. Delighted to share interview with Jeannie Benjamin about writing Main Force to Mosquito Master Bomber and forging her own path in campaigning for equality and justice along the way 👉 fightinghigh.com/blogs/news/the… #WWII #BomberCommand #RAF

As #RemembranceDay draws near, we’re sharing a powerful story of closure after 82 years: three airmen from a Lancaster bomber recovered & laid to rest. Read ‘He That Was Lost Is Found’ now ➜ fightinghigh.com/blogs/news/he-… Their sacrifice. Our memory. #BomberCommand #WW2 #RAF