Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Royal Air Force
A Tale of Two Veterans
In this episode we discuss the importance of oral history and what it tells us about the experience of conflict and the culture of the British military in the Great War, and we contrast two interviews I did with veterans in the 1980s: Jack… Continue Reading “A Tale of Two Veterans”
RFC/RAF: Where They Flew & Fell
In the final episode of our Air War series we travel across the landscape of the First World War and discover what we can find that connects us to the story of the Royal Flying Corps and RAF in WW1, from memorials to cemeteries… Continue Reading “RFC/RAF: Where They Flew & Fell”
Questions & Answers: RFC/RAF Special
In this special and extended QnA Episode we look at Parachutes in the Air Services in WW1, the Ground Crew who kept the planes in the air, what are the best RFC/RAF memoirs of WW1, how the filming of the Red Baron’s funeral was… Continue Reading “Questions & Answers: RFC/RAF Special”
The Air War in WW1 – with Josh Levine
Josh Levine In the second of our special interviews for the War in the Air series, we are joined by historian and broadcaster Josh Levine to discuss the War in the Air in WW1, based on his best-selling book ‘On A Wing and A… Continue Reading “The Air War in WW1 – with Josh Levine”
The Search for Mick Mannock
For our 250th episode of the podcast, and as part of our continuing Air War series we are joined by aviation historian and author Andy Saunders to look at the life, and death, of Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock VC DSO & Two Bars, MC &… Continue Reading “The Search for Mick Mannock”
Above the Battlefield: Royal Flying Corps & RAF in WW1
For the start of our War in the Air Month, we begin with a look at the real story of the ‘Twenty Minuters’, the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force in the First World War. We look at its history from formation in… Continue Reading “Above the Battlefield: Royal Flying Corps & RAF in WW1”
Air War Month on The Old Front Line
We’re excited to launch a new chapter in The Old Front Line podcast with the start of a special series, where we take a deep dive into one subject across several specially curated episodes. Our first special series takes to the skies with a powerful look at the Air War in the… Continue Reading “Air War Month on The Old Front Line”
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