Research Notes

While researching for ‘The Adventures of William Brambleberry: Aviator Mouse,’ I found several fascinating pictures of a German Shepherd dog called…
William Brambleberry loved learning all he could about Spitfires. He especially loved hearing about the near misses, close escapes and dogfights against…
William Brambleberry loved watching planes take off and land at RAF Perranporth air base on the top of Cligga Cliffs in Cornwall, England. Of all the…
No. 453 Squadron was first formed in Bankstown, New South Wales, on 23 May 1941 as a fighter squadron under Article XV of the Empire Air Training…
Squadron Organisation This excerpt on Australian Spitfire pilot training is taken from Australian War Memorial Records AWM173 7/4 Part 2 ‘Narrative of…
William Brambleberry befriended the pilots and ground crew of 453 Squadron while they were posted to RAF Perranporth from April to October 1943. His…
No. 453 Squadron RAAF Engineer Officer
453 Squadron Pilot
No. 453 Squadron RAAF Pilot
No. 453 Squadron RAAF Pilot
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