Tag Archives: John Harder

Men in the Shed at Manchester Military History Society

February 27, 2013 – 2:41 pm

Each month the Manchester Military History Society has a speaker on a military related subject followed by a discussion around that subject or related topics. On Tuesday 9th April (if you can make it!), I’ll be delivering the lecture for the Society focusing on “the story so far…” In 2004, Colin Foster began an investigation […]

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Bomber Command & Arctic Convoy Veterans receive official recognition at last

February 26, 2013 – 10:12 am

And about b****y time, too!! Last year, the Bomber Command Memorial was unveiled by Her Majesty the Queen in London & now, on today’s news, it would appear that Veterans who served on Arctic convoys and in Bomber Command during World War II are to be recognised for their bravery and service with a new […]

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A “new” Spitfire from John Harder’s old squadron

February 25, 2013 – 4:20 pm

One of the people who’s added so much to the story of Flt Lt John Harder has been his “co-conspirator” & joint member of the wartime “John & Tony mutual appreciation society”: Flt Lt Tony Cooper. I’ve met Tony on 3 occasions, since being introduced to him by email, at his home in Lowestoft and […]

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Day2: 1st June

August 29, 2012 – 1:52 pm

Friday saw us heading round & into Kent, initially heading for Herne Bay followed by Reculver, RAF Manston & Plucks Gutter (honest!) before ending up in Canterbury for the evening. We’d decided not to eat at the hotel & instead, once round the south of London on the M25, headed off the motorway in search […]

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Day1: 31st May

August 28, 2012 – 11:16 pm

Having planned our trip in reasonable detail, we decided on a change almost immediately when the opportunity presented itself to travel down early & meet up with Stuart Hadaway. Stuart used to work at the RAF Museum in Hendon & was exceptionally helpful in assisting the research I have done on Flt Lt John Harder. […]

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