Month: August 2020

Sopwith Snipe Control Grip

August 19, 2020

This is a Sopwith Snipe control grip and pretty much in line with British grips throughout the 2 wars with two slight differences. Contrary to later Spitfire and Hurricane grips the guns could be fired individually and the firing button with an integrated safety catch came later and most probably for very good reason. The […]

Lieutenant W Leefe Robinson VC RFC

August 18, 2020

“For most Conspicuous bravery. He attacked an enemy airship under circumstances of great difficult and danger, and sent it crashing to the ground as a flaming wreck. He had been in the air for more than two hours and had previously attacked another airship during his flight.”London Gazette, 5th September 1916 This VC needs little further explanation […]