On Saturday we unveiled a new war memorial at St Mary’s Westmill to remember PO Peter Mildren and were delighted that so many people could join us. The weather was the perfect backdrop to a thrilling flypast by PT462 from the Aircraft Restoration Company. Photos: Alan Millard

Definitely not to be missed!

I’m giving a talk on my work on psychology, psychiatry and RAF Bomber command in the Second World War at the @BofBBunker on 25th July. Please come along. mpv.tickets.com/?agency=HIMS…

The Polish Heritage Flight were delighted to be invited by the Chailey Airfield memorial Trust to attend their annual service on Sunday 14th June, remembering the Polish pilots and aircrew who were stationed and flew from the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at RAF Chailey to support the invasion of continental Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord. RAF Chailey hosted 131 Polish Wing, with three squadrons, as well as No 18 Fighter Section, controlling three wings of three squadrons, five of which were also Polish (302, 306, 308, 315 and 317) as well as squadrons from Mysore (129), Natal (222), Belgium (349) and New Zealand (485). The station’s commanding officer, Group Captain Aleksander Gabszewicz, was the highest ranking Pole in the RAF. The memorial service was held in perfect sunny conditions with representation from many organisations including the Polish Air Force Association, 307 Squadron Project and Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Polskich Weteranów (SPPW) Southampton, The Scout Association, members of the 23rd Sussex Home Guard re-enactment group, Royal British Legion and Polish Armed Forces standard bearers as well as many individual family members. A welcome and short address was given by Richard Whittle, one of the memorial Trustees, during which he paid tribute all who served at RAF Chailey, in particular two pilots that failed to return from their missions. Flying Officer Mieczislaw Adamek of 317 Squadron who lost his life in the sea off Newhaven on Thursday 18th May 1944 and Flight Lieutenant Jan Kurowski of 308 Squadron who was shot down over Northern France on 21st May 1944. Wreaths were laid, the Exhortation was given by Sussex County Royal British Legion and Last Post and Reveille played by a bugler. The service was concluded with a rousing rendition of the Polish National Anthem! Our deepest gratitude to PHF Team Member Nigel Leaney for representing the PHF and laying a wreath on our behalf. @nleaney @WHW_CambridgeIC @WeHaveWaysPod @ww2headquarters

🗓️ Dates For Your Diary! We’ve a busy few weeks in the run up to the departure for the Duxford To Deblin Flight. (More Detail on that to follow soon!) As we chase down the final 25% (£7397) of our target you can see the Hurricane or/and our ‘PHF Pop-Up’ Exhibition at the following events! 🗓️27th & 28th June Festival of Flight Airshow - The Shuttleworth Collection - Old Warden @ShuttleworthTru 🗓️11th July Polish Air Force Day - Battle of Britain Bunker Uxbridge @BofBBunker 🗓️17th - 19th July Runway25 The Summer Fly-In - Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport @runway25shop 🗓️25th July Summer Airshow - The Shuttleworth Collection Old Warden @svas_oldwarden 🇬🇧🇵🇱(Date/funding TBC) August - Duxford To Deblin 📸 DUXFORDfotoGALLERY #hurricane #spitfire #poland #airshow #airshowphotography

I have concerns over the number of under 16s that were consulted. Controls must be in place which they support else they’ll just find workarounds like in Australia. I’ve asked a few children locally and none of them had been encouraged to participate 😞 bbc.co.uk/news/live/c77yx1jp…

PHF Pilot training today for Nigel Willson & Dave Harvey from Duxford in a North American Harvard A type used for training Wartime Polish Pilots, in particular from No. 16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School, RAF, Newton, Nottinghamshire,

Some exciting #News My book Death and Heroes : Army Chaplains in World War 2 is now available for pre order from @chiselbury If you go to the use code CHISELBURYXMAS you will receive 20% off the price. @WeHaveWaysPod chiselbury.co.uk/coming-soon…

Your regular reminder that Jimmy (himself wounded at Mt Longdon) has compiled the single best book ever written to understand what an NCO’s role is in battle. I used to recommend it to every one of my officer cadets. 🟩

Day 1 of the fabulous IWM History Festival at Duxford. Tickets available from IWM for Day 2 Tomorrow! Either on-line or at the door! Imperial War Museum Duxford @I_W_M @IWMDuxford

This initiative is definitely worth supporting — it does a great job of spreading awareness about the Polish Air Force during World War II. 👏🤞🇵🇱🇬🇧

2️⃣ Pieces of Great a News Today! 🇬🇧🇵🇱 1️⃣ Hawker Hurricane G-HURI made a successful post maintenance flight today from Duxford with PHF Pilot Dave Harvey, ahead of a weekend of training and preparation for the ‘Duxford To Deblin’ Flight to Poland in August! 2️⃣ Our Fundraising for the trip hit the 75% milestone (fittingly whilst the Hurricane was airborne!) 😊 justgiving.com/campaign/duxf… #duxford #airshow #ww2 #poland #hurricane #deblin

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, #FalklandsWar The Parachute Regiment 🆎🟩

Home from Normandy and most certainly ‘feeling the blues’ 😔 So here’s a First Polish Armoured Division Sexton! 🥰🇬🇧🇵🇱 📖🙏We’d love to get some dedications for Polish Army & Navy into our Duxford To Deblin Pilots Log Book! justgiving.com/campaign/duxf…

MARCHING WITH SUNRAY FOR FINLEY Tomorrow, @almurray and a brilliant band from the @WeHaveWaysPod community will set off across London on the 3rd march for #FinleysTouch in 2026 to support children with cancer and their families, AGAIN! TO DONATE: shorturl.at/OOSI4

Duxfords Fighting Poles In 2023 Hawker Hurricane G-HURI had the markings of 302 ‘City of Poznan’ Squadron applied and it marked 83 years since a 302 Squadron Hurricane operated from RAF Duxford. 🇬🇧🇵🇱 It formed the basis of the painting by Mark Postlethwaite - ‘Remember The Heroes’ which depicts RAF Duxford on the 15th September 1940, what we now know as ‘Battle of Britain Day’ - can you spot the hangars? Visitors to IWM Duxford can witness a fantastic audio/visual experience of the very moment captured in the painting, from the Original Duxford ‘Ops Block’ 🛍️ Signed Prints of this are available from: polishheritageflight.com Proceeds from these Print Sales go directly to the ‘Duxford To Deblin’ Project. 🖼️ We are also looking for a permanent home for the Original Painting - Available Here: posart.com Our appreciation and deepest gratitude to Mark Postlethwaite for his support & generosity towards the Polish Heritage Flight 🙏 #duxford #airshow #battleofbritain #hurricane #spitfire #ww2 @Posartaviation @I_W_M @IWMDuxford

Rather than a snap general election, let's have a snap Father's Day pressie RT comp to win a signed copy of "BLITZ: When WW2 Came Home" RT 4 chance to win, or signed copies available ONLINE alongside Stella & Chablis for your Dad!

Ostatnia prosta zbiórki wspierającej przylot Hurricane w barwach Dywizjonu 302 do Polski

Our latest Flight Briefing and our visit to Normandy. @ww2headquarters Walking The Ground – Normandy, 82 Years On. polishheritageflight.com/f/w… via @FlightPolish

Don't miss the Polish Codebreaking Festival - 25-26th July @bletchleypark! Featuring talks with historians, interactive workshops, demonstrations, music more, all within a festival atmosphere All events in English! Full programme: tinyurl.com/4dp7787z

Father's Day RT comp.🥂 Looking for the perfect pressy? SIGNED copies of Sunday Times bestseller BLITZ: When WW2 Came Home available online & in bookshops. Add a chilled can of Stella for the perfect gift! RT for chance to win a signed copy for your Dad!