The social history of a suitcase: tracing the lives of Royal Air Force prisoners of war through one captive’s keepsake This article examines a First World War suitcase lid belonging to Lieutenant Reginald Alfred Charles Brie of the Royal Flying Corps, later RAF, inscribed with his name, those of twenty-two fellow p...

The social history of a suitcase: tracing the lives of Royal Air Force prisoners of war through one captive’s keepsake www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #aviationcultures

A Visit to Imperial War Museum at Duxford As mentioned here, I visited the Imperial War Museum (IWM) at Duxford while I was on vacation in the UK over Christmas. I had a day to myself (my wife and children had gone ahead to Norfolk). So I …

A Visit to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/a... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #aviationcultures #avgeek

The opening of Balbo Avenue, Chicago, 1933.

#AviationCultures at #AAEH2025! Nick Carter (ACU) speaking on Italo Balbo and "difficult heritage"

Hot air balloons spending more time on the water as kayakers hitch a ride During the Canberra Balloon Spectacular, pilot Justin Galbraith bounces the basket of his hot air balloon across the surface of Lake Burley Griffin and throws out a towline to pull along hundreds of k...

Hot air balloons in #Canberra spending more time on the water as kayakers hitch a ride (via ABC News) #AviationCultures...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

FBI investigates drone that collided with aircraft fighting LA wildfires The FBI is searching for the owner of an unauthorised drone that crashed into a firefighting aircraft in Los Angeles last week.

FBI investigates drone that collided with aircraft fighting LA wildfires (via ABC News) #AviationCultures
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

Perth's entry to the jet age came with the glamour, and tension, of airport catering The cocktail bar at Perth airport was once the only place in town to get a drink on a Sunday night, and locals made the most of it.

Perth's first airport bar The Orbit Inne was a place of glamour and high drama (via ABC News) #AviationCultures
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

a cartoon character from inside out is saying hi while stretching her arms . ALT: a cartoon character from inside out is saying hi while stretching her arms .

Wow! Over 500 followers. Welcome new friends. We post about all things aviation: history, archaeology, ideas about flight, its place in history and society.
Posts by @tashheap.bsky.social & @jdkightly.bsky.social

Website is here: aviationcultures.org

#aviation #history #flight #aviationcultures

Best thing about old books? The inscriptions of ownership.😍 Stories within the story ❤️
#history #fww #afc #aviationcultures #avgeeks #aviationhistory