Western Front Association, Spring 2019 events

SSZ airship car project

York meetings 2019

Aerosociety Podcasts

IPMS Ireland award 2018

Aviation Book Fair at Farnborough

Volume 49 Number 2

Best WW1 Aviation Art

Aviation Book Fair

Baptism of Fire

2018 AGM

Volume 48 Number 4

Stow Maries - 100 Years of RAF

RAF Centenary Conference

Aviation Art Forum in Palm Springs

Polish Conference 2018

Volume 48 Number 3

Volume 48 Number 2

Best WW1 Aviation Painting in the Exhibition

Volume 47 Number 3

Volume 47 Number 4

Volume 48 Number 1

2019 Calendar

London Meeting

WW1 Sites in Canada

Talk at TNA

RAFM Lectures

New CCI Book

CCI London Event

2017 AGM

Conference in Krakow

TSTB2 stock

Clerget Assembly

CCI Trophy 2016

IPMS Ireland 2016

Surrey in the Great War

Why join CCI?

The Flying Machine

New CCI Forum

WW1 Aero

Volume 47 Number 2

Leefe Robinson

TAVAS Appeal

Stow Maries Flying Day

Californian Symposium

L'Aeronautique Militaire

HMS President Scrapped?

Aviation Art

New Journal Index

Tate Britain

GoAvA Exhibition

Volume 47 Number 1

2017 Calendar

New CCI Book

London Meeting

Polish Conference

Volume 46 Number 4

Air Britain

Brumowski Talk OFF

2016 AGM

Volume 46 Number 3

Airship Association

Sky Their Battlefield 2

WFA Talk

Bridge to Airpower

Airfields of Oxfordshire

Observers & Navigators

RAFM Open Day

Volume 46 Number 2

Above the Dreaming Spires

Oxfordshire's Great War Aviation Story

2016 Calendar

Revised Constitution

Volume 46 Number 1

Snoopy Exhibition

2016 AGM

Volume 45 Number 4

Lunchtime Lectures

Scottish Strutter

IWM Library under Threat

St Omer Update

Volume 45 Number 3

The Sky Their Battlefield II

Volume 45 Number 2

Winged Victor

Pre-Loved Books

The society regularly receives gifts and bequests, which often include members' book collections. We are hugely grateful to members for these generous gifts and, to make the most of them, we have a section of the web shop where they are available for sale.
 

New CCI Book!

AIR76 & AIR79 Records

CCI Seminars

Back Issues

Volume 45 Number 1

Heartbleed Bug

Pathe News

Volume 44 Number 4

London Meetings

New Italian Book

34 & 42 Sqn Officers

Book on French Markings

Volume 44 Number 3

Volume 44 Number 2

Index

RA Little

Guild of Aviation Artists

Volume 44 Number 1

James Bigglesworth

Pension Records

Volume 43 Number 4

Harry Woodman

Peter Cooksley

Mike O'Connor

Filton Grant

Filton - famously the home of "Bristol" - has won a grant from BAe to conserve the surviving WW1 buildings and develop a heritage centre.

Volume 43 Number 3

George Miller

We are sad to have to announce the death of George Miller.

Volume 43 Number 2

Volume 43 Number 1

RAFM at Shuttleworth

Most people will by now have heard that the RAFM's replica RE8, Albatros DVa and Sopwith Snipe, built by Peter Jackson and TVAL in New Zealand, have landed in the UK.

Stow Maries FOR SALE

Rumours have been flying for some weeks, that Essex WW1 home defence airfield Stow Maries is up for sale.

Stow on the Beeb

I hope everyone has heard of the superb WW1 airfield restoration, underway at Stow Maries in Essex. If not, check out this link:

http://www.stowmaries.com/

Propeller Books

Bob Gardner is the leading expert on propeller design and manufacture in WW1. Over the past few years, Bob has been bringing out a series of books on British propellers and menufacturers, which, when complete, will doubtless be the definitive word. These books are now available through the society's web shop.

Finnegan Talk

Terry Finnegan, author of Shooting the Front, will be giving a talk at the IWM on 20th June 2012

Albatros Flies!

ALBATROS FIGHTER FLIES AGAIN!

Koloman Mayrhofer and Eberhard Fritsch announced that in the late morning of 10th April 2012, after a 94 year break, a WWI designed Albatros fighter has flown again.

Research Tools

Many of our members have put countless hours into developing their own research tools. Here, some members have allowed us to post their work - for you to download - for free.

War Graves Appeal

Wedmore War Graves

Volume 42 Number 4

CCI Curator

Supporting our remit as an educational charity, Cross and Cockade International are part-funding a curator's role at the Royal Air Force Museum, based at Hendon.

2012 CCI Seminar

Cross and Cockade International hosted a highly successful seminar over the weekend of 22nd to 24th June 2012.

Never mind the Olympics - THIS was THE unmissable event of 2012 - for anyone interested in WW1 in the air!

Dolphin Monograph

The society's first book, "Nieuports in RFC, RNAS & RAF Service", has sold out - and is now available as a download. Our second book was the hugely popular "Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b/d & Variants in RFC, RAF, RNAS & AFC Service".

Now here's the third in the series: "Sopwith Dolphin in RFC, RNAS, RAF and Polish Service" - available to order now - shipping from 16th March 2012.

York Meetings

I'm delighted to report that attendance numbers at our long-running series of quarterly meetings in York are standing up nicely.

London Parking

Our London meetings are held on HMS President, moored on the Thames Embankment. While this is handy for several tube stations, it's not that easy for those wanting to travel by car.

Colin Huston has recently found a great parking scheme nearby, which might be of interest to other members.

Volume 42 Number 3

Volume 42 Number 2

Stow Maries Show

Stow Maries Aerodrome closed over winter. The next show will be Saturday 5th May 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the formation of the RFC.

Alex Imrie

It has been confirmed by Alex's family that he passed away, after a short illness, on 4th June 2011.

A full obituary (below) has been prepared by the family.

Volume 42 Number 1

Nieuport Book

It's back! Our first monograph, the widely acclaimed Nieuports in RNAS, RFC and RAF Service is available for sale again.

Italian Hangar

The more observant amongst us might have noticed a unique sale, that went through on Ebay some two years ago. This was for a Bessoneau Type H hangar - picture at bottom - which was being sold "as is" from RAF Wethersfield.

2012 Calendar

The 2012 Calendar is here! But there's only 15 left as of 31st January ...

Peter Cooksley

We are delighted to announce that, contrary to reports via other forums, Peter Cooksley is still with us.

The following email was today sent to us by Frank Anderson, Chairman of the Croydon Airport Society:

Dan-San Abbott

We were saddened today to hear of the death of Dan-San Abbott, after a short illness.

US Naval Aviation

The monograph Naval Aviation in World War I has been out of print for many years and paper copies are no longer available through the Naval Aviation History Branch or the Government Printing Office.

IPMS Hendon

RAFM on Flickr

The Royal Air Force Museum has a huge collection of WW1 aviation photographs. Unfortunately, many of these are uncaptioned - and sadly many also have no acquisition details - the museum don't know who donated the albums, or when.

Last WW1 Veteran Dies

The world's last known combat veteran of World War I, Claude Choules, has died in Australia aged 110.

Officers Mess or Village Hall?

DRINKSTONE VILLAGE HALL IS ON THE MOVE - Relocation not demolition for rare historic building!

A ninety-year-old relic from the First World War, which was originally an officers mess hut at Great Ashfield Airfield and has served as the Drinkstone Village Hall in Suffolk since 1924, is being moved, lock, stock and barrel, to a new home at a museum and wildlife centre on the former First World War aerodrome at Stow Maries in Essex.

Volume 41 Number 4

Hawker Memorial

Last year we reported that a permament memorial to Major Lanoe Hawker VC was being created on the site of his fatal crash in France. Phil Mobbs, from today's 24 Sqn, tells us that the project is now complete.

Lighter Restoration

World's Oldest Aircraft Carrier (sic)

Seminar Papers

Stripped Camel!

We are offering for download a most interesting eBook, by Martin Koopman, which shows the construction of the Sopwith Camel in all it's intricate detail. The eBook includes 47 pages in full colour, 420 mm x 297 mm, with a resolution of 120 dpi.

CCI accept cards

Stow Maries Show

Stow Maries held a highy successful Vintage Fly-In on Sunday 8th May 2011

Stow Maries Memorial

Colin Ashford

Noted WW1 artist and CCI member Colin Ashford has been elected Vice President of the Guild of Aviation Artists

Stow Maries Film

Volume 41 Number 3

Volume 41 Number 2

2011 Calendar

The 2011 calendar is SOLD OUT!

Guild of Aviation Artists

Volume 41 Number 1

Calgary Theft

Museum at Stow Maries

Channel 4

New boss at RAFM

Avro Blue Plaque

A Blue Plaque has been dedicated, commemorating the first Avro factory

Trophy for MOSI

Desmond Penrose Trophy

Severnside Military Show

The Severnside Military Show this year will be held on the Saturday 12^th and Sunday 13^th of June with a large gathering of armour, jeeps, trucks and enthusiasts. The event has moved from Kemble and will now be held at the Severnside Vintage showground in Cambridge, Glos. The new venue provides a laid back, friendly atmosphere for all of the family to enjoy.

Journal Index

Volume 40 Number 4

RAFM Car Parking

Best Article 2009

Regional Meetings

BBMF under threat

Our government has decided that the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight is expendable - and are threatening to withdraw funding.

Leaman Lecture

To mark Paul Leaman's imminent retirement as Chair of Trustees, after 40 years of dedicated service to the society, we're implementing a keynote lecture in his name, to be given at our AGM each year by an eminent aviation historian.

Note that you don't need to be a CCI member to attend - and admission to the RAFM and the Leaman Lecture is free of charge.

Those Magnificent Men

Crossing the Line

IWM Film Archive

When Europe Went Mad

When Europe Went Mad: A Brief History of the First World War

- a new title by Terence Finn, working with Tim Kenney marketing - watch the review in the next journal!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Europe-Went-Mad-History/dp/1571974970/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263757676&sr=8-1

Newspaper Archive

Guild of Aviation Artists

In 2010 the Guild will be hosting its 40th annual exhibition! If you've any interest in aviation, and enjoy a well-produced painting, this is a not-to-be-missed event.

Scale ModelWorld 2009

FE2 Unveiling

FE2b/d Monograph

Inevitably, further details have come to light since the publication of both of our monographs. We will be adding them to this page of our website. If anyone has further information that could be shared with others using this site, please forward it, in the first instance to the Editor.

Last updates made 20-Feb-2010.

Nieuport Monograph

Inevitably, further details have come to light since the publication of both of our monographs. We will be adding them to this page of our website. If anyone has further information that could be shared with others using this site, please forward it, in the first instance to the Editor.

Last updated 31-May-2011

We also have a full Name Index, lovingly crafted by Trevor Henshaw and the team. This is integral to the download version of the monograph - and we also offer it here for those who have the printed book:

Name Index

Henry Allingham Dies

About us

WW1 Aviation Links

Links to other WW1 Aviation sites

GoAvA Exhibition

The Annual Exhibition of paintings at the Guild of Aviation Artists was being held at The Mall Galleries in London, between 20th and 26th July 2009, and was, yet again, a resounding success.

AV Roe Centenary

On Sunday 12th July 2009, underneath the railway arches on the Walthamstow Marshes,  an exhibition was held to celebrate to 100th anniversary of the first all-British powered flight.

Oeffag Alb D.III running

Last weekend an original 1918 Austro Daimler engine was run, during a Aviation Festival near Vienna. Even better - the engine was in an Oeffag Albatros D.III!

FE2b/d Monograph

Following the resounding success of the society's first book, "Nieuports in RFC, RNAS & RAF Service", on 1st July 2009 we launched our second. Publication coincided with the unveiling of the newly-restored FE2b at the RAF Museum, Hendon.

We are taking orders NOW through the on-line shop! Don't wait for too long, as interest is proving to be higher than expected, and we're not expedting stocks to last beyond the autumn.

Price delivered in the UK is £30.00, overseas by surface is £32.50 and overseas by airmail is £38.15 - excellent value by any measure!

Baracca Exhibition

An exhibition on top Italian ace Francesco Baracca is on display at Lugo (between Bologna and Ravenna) in Northern Italy until 19th July 2009. Anyone in the area should make this a "must see" item!

New Belgian Morane

For the last 20 years, the Ypres Technical School have had a beautiful 110hp Le Rhone rotary engine. Three years ago, staff and students started building an aeroplane for the Le Rhone to live in. Now it's ready to roll!

Flypast Over Eastchurch

On Friday 24 July 2009 a formation of current and historic aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm flew over Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, the birthplace of Naval Aviation and home of the first Royal Naval Air Station.

The Royal Navy fly past was the opening event of "Sky Sheppey 2009" a weekend of flying displays, events and exhibitions celebrating 100 years of British aviation.