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"German Tanks at Villers-Bretonneux" by Chris Johns
Chris Johns is a badged battlefield guide, a volunteer at the National Memorial Arboretum, and deputy chair of Birmingham WFA. He is author of A Hundred Years on: The Great War and Other Events on Cannock Chase. Most know about the British development of the tank but did the Germans have tanks? If not why not and if so how did they develop? A lo...
"Dear Billie" - Killed on Flying Duty - The Changing Role of the Castle Bromwich (Birmingham) Airfield in the Great War, Chris Johns
From a basic training airfield using 'canary cages' in 1915 to an operational centre in 1918 for giant Handley Page 0/400 bombers destined for WW2-style bombing raids against Germany. In particular the talk looks at the stories of the many pilots buried in local cemeteries around North Birmingham and their many fascinating histories. The talk, f...