PROJECTS & STORIES

A Letter from Paris 1944 – Mme Hélène Sergejew

September 23, 2020

Recently discovered letter from Occupied France – How civilians risked their lives protecting allied servicemen – in her own words.…

Château de Lantheuil – “V.E.” Day Memorial – Baron Durandy de Naurois-Turgot

March 29, 2020

A proposed new memorial for a classical French Château with a unique wartime past near the D-Day beaches of Normandy.…

Researching Trouan’s Lancasters – Jean Oddou & Pascal Pierre

September 18, 2020

Another deadly night for Bomber Command – two Frenchmen search for two of the 42 Lancasters lost over their town…

The Battle of Britain – 80th Anniversary – Never has so much been owed…

September 8, 2020

The Battle of Britain Speech by Ian Reed at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Paris on 15 September 2020.  …

Luc sur Mer – D Day and the Commandos – Simon Horsington

August 15, 2020

A mission to secure the memory of 46th Royal Marine Commando on D-Day and the part played by his father.…

“L for Love” Part I – The Man Who Fell from the Sky – – André Guédez

August 27, 2020

80 years ago, an extraordinary but true story about the crew of a special aircraft, which continues to this day.…

“L for Love” Part II – Düsseldorf Discovery Uwe & Werner Baum

March 29, 2020

Surprise discovery in Düsseldorf in 2019 – plans for a unique memorial of reconciliation in Germany. The story goes on….…

Balkan Experience – New Projects by Dušan Simić

August 16, 2020

Resurgent Balkan interest in the RAF & Balkan Air Force of WW2 and pilots of the Battle of Britain.  …

1944 / 1945 – a soldier’s perspective – D.H. Reed

September 27, 2020

On the ground, war is different – as the British and US armies push on into Germany towards the Russians.…

Searching for René – Jan Leeming / Ian Reed

September 15, 2021

The research and commemoration of one of France’s greatest WWII fighter pilots and the RAF’s first French Squadron Leader.  …

La Photo – The Francis Usai Letters

March 29, 2020

  Discovery of the private letters of a French airman in Britain.  One of the largest wartime collections in France.…

Elvington Echoes – Caroline Broch

August 14, 2020

  A Poet’s Tale. Through no other reason than by being born at a specific time and place, destiny called.…