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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 16/10/2026

Well, considering who is on the list of signatories...

Screenshot of part of the list of signatories of the Committee for Academic Freedom including, highlighted, Dr Lola Salem - University of Oxford

Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 16/10/2026

Hi all, in need of a bit of cash and have some spare books and bookazines so if anyone wants a signed copy of any of these, please DM me

Mustang The Untold Story and Eagles of the Luftwaffe 2: Focke-Wulf Fw 200

Osprey Duel book Beaufighter Vs German Flak Ships

Key bookazines, Carrier Aircraft of the Propeller Era and Carrier Aircraft of the Classic Jet Era

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 12/10/2026

Can’t find a good picture of it, but Michael Caine as Harry Palmer wore a rather arresting rollneck jumper under a jacket in early scenes of Funeral in Berlin (1966) The Deighton spy thrillers were supposed to be the anti-Bond but they slipped up on the wardrobe, which was far too stylish

Lobby card for Funeral In Berlin, with a photo of Michael Caine stepping off a Routemaster

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 11/10/2026

Wasn't far off being lapped! Amused that briefly the Autosport live timings had Bottas in both 19th and 21st

Screenshot of live timing chart showing Bottas twice

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 09/10/2026

Another sanguine portrait. Not sure if it's finished yet

Sanguine portrait of a middle aged smiling white man with dark swept back hair

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 06/10/2026

Finished the sanguine portrait. I think the likeness is ok, not amazing but as good as I could get it. Anyone care to identify the subject?

Sanguine portrait of a young woman wearing a beanie hat and headphones

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 03/10/2026

Ah, gardening, so relaxing and good for the health

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 30/09/2026

All these running/chasing activities are a great way of letting sighthounds exercise the instincts that have been bred into them over centuries, in a safe, controlled environment that doesn't harm them or other animals. It really is wonderful to see them when that purpose kicks in

Nikolai the silken windhound racing against another dog

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 30/09/2026

Lure coursing favours dogs that can change direction quickly as well as just run fast, and Nikolai always seemed to be good at that. It was more mentally stimulating than the straight running. Now silken windhounds are a recognised UK breed there'll be more opportunities for them, but too late for N

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 30/09/2026

Here's one of him lure coursing - this is where the lure describes a circuit rather than just a straight line so the dog has to follow sharp changes of direction. He had done all his trials and was cleared for competition, just as the club closed. I think he'd have been good at it

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 30/09/2026

For health reasons we thought it best to draw a line under the competition now. It's a great place to stop with the fastest veteran dog prize, and although the vet says we don't need to restrict his exercise at all yet, it can be very intense. We'll still give him the opportunity to stretch his legs

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 30/09/2026

Still coming to terms a little bit with Nikolai's racing career being over. It was only ever for fun and we always said we'd stop the moment he didn't seem to be enjoying it, but with circumstances as they are... Here he is tackling the bend at Harvel, and the slo-mo shows he was built for this...

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 29/09/2026

Nikolai on his way to the fastest veteran prize, UK Silken Windhound Club annual track event, and collecting the prizes Pics: Deborah Hastie

A white and black silken windhound running towards the camera, his ruff blown back by the wind, grass and earth flying up from where his feet pushed off the ground

Me and Nikolai posing with the prizes, a purple and white rosette with ‘Best Veteran Dog’ on the ribbon, a fancy bottle opener and a packet of ‘platinum’ dog food

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 28/09/2026

Fwiw see p.21, Burgi/Wolff, Rehabilitation of homosexual men convicted pursuant to Section 175 of the German Criminal Code www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.gov.de/SharedDocs/d...

‘Sections 175, 175a RStGB were however not mentioned in this list of laws, and as a result these provisions remained in force. One consequence of this was that many of the homosexual men freed from concentration camps at the end of the war were returned to prison, because the custodial sentence imposed on them under Section 175 RStGB was regarded as not yet served’

Sources for the paragraph quoted in previous image

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 28/09/2026

A couple more I love the colours from Provia. I'd shoot a lot more of it if i) I could get hold of more, ii) it was not the best part of £30 a film #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead

Sarsen stone, part of Avebury stone circle, side on, showing the bright yellow lichen clinging to the rough, cracked surface. Parched grass. Houses of Avebury village in the distance

A sarsen from the outer ring of Avebury stone circle with the larger stones of the 'cove' in the background

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 28/09/2026

Avebury in the heatwave @stoneclub.bsky.social 📷Voigtlander Bessa T/Seagull 35mm/F1.7 🎞️Fuji Provia 100F

A segment of Avebury stone circle receding into the distance. The ditch and bank in the background. Blue sky and wispy white cloud

A large rectangular sarsen from Avebury stone circle, with a prominent 'cut-out- at the base and root holes pocking the upper half. Other stones and people can be seen in the distance. A rich blue sky and mottled white cloud

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 28/09/2026

From what I hear about this guy, he probably could images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5...

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 27/09/2026

Here's all his rosettes from running and showing. That's it now as he's retiring from both

A display of 22 rosettes in various sizes and colours hanging on a wall. There's a big red one at the top which was for first place in a race meeting, and a big purple one in the middle with 'best veteran dog' written on one of the ribbons. The others are all for placings in various races and conformation events

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 27/09/2026

Proud of this very fast boy who today won not only 3rd in the open dog category but overall fastest veteran dog at the 2026 silken windhound sprint. A great high on which to retire from competition. Well done Nikolai 🖤🤍

Me posing with Nikolai the silken windhound and the two rosettes he won today - a yellow one for third place in open dog, and a big fancy purple one for fastest veteran

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 25/09/2026

Another one - I suspect some of these are aftermarket conversions

Black and white photo of a TR7 V8 coupe on a hillclimb

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 25/09/2026

OK I think the photos that appeared on my film are from the 2001 conferment of an honorary degree by @openuniversity.bsky.social on Jon Snow at Portsmouth Uni

Black and white double exposure, racing car and graduation ceremony. The newscaster Jon Snow is to lower right

Black and white double exposure, racing car and graduation, Open University lectern visible lower right

Black and white double exposure, racing car and graduation, Jon Snow visible lower right below Portsmouth uni crest with motto 'heaven's light our guide'

Black and white photo showing two frames of a graduation, Portsmouth Uni's crest above assembled gowned dignitaries

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 25/09/2026

When the photography shop assures you that these expired films are unused

Black and white photo. Due to a double exposure, it looks as though a racing car is about to crash through a spectral graduation ceremony

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 22/09/2026

According to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency there are - just not in the Dover Strait

Map of the English Channel showing the territorial waters of the UK and France, and the boundary of search and rescue responsibilities for the two countries

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 21/09/2026

Happy with this photo from Prescott hillclimb yesterday. Really nice light towards the end of the day

White and blue single-seat racing car passing motion-blurred trees lit with golden autumnal sunlight

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 21/09/2026

Peter Arnold in Myanmar: Mum, can we look for Spitfires under the airport? Mum: We have Spitfires at home Spitfires at home:

Auctioneer’s flyer for the late Peter Arnold’s unfinished Spitfire project, part of the auction of his collection

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 20/09/2026

Matt Ryder on his way to the British Hillclimb Championship 2026 title at Prescott today

A red single seat racing car rounding a left hand bend. The 'coke bottle' area is lit by a burst of exhaust flame

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 18/09/2026

This was what his looked like www.spectator.com.au/wp-content/u...

Caricature of the Spectator columnist Stephen Daisley, which looks a bit like his photo only with narrowed eyes and a concerningly sensuous mouth

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 14/09/2026

So I should probably post a link www.crowood.com/book/fairey-...

Cover, Fairey Fulmar: The Fleet Air Arm’s Unlikely Hero by Matthew Willis

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 13/09/2026

Made more pear flapjacks, managed not to throw them on the floor this time

Plate of pear flapjacks, not on the floor

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 13/09/2026

Like, look at this. Learned zero from Iraq, Afghanistan, fucking WW2 (also note the continual reference to England/the English, e.g. no transphobia comes from Scotland, they're all victims)

No matter how badly things are going they will get worse if we don't keep the English in check

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Just like when we stopped short of eliminating the Confederacy, we made a mistake by not going all the way and taking that island

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 12/09/2026

Campbell trying to get the head of BBC news sacked is it

Crop of the ‘waking up in 1984’ political cartoon but with 1984 on the calendar replaced with 2003

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 10/09/2026

Hate it when I accidentally post stuff meant for my anonymous smut account while logged into my Spectator account

He has also published erotic fiction under the pseudonym AJ Molloy

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 07/09/2026

Another interesting detail about the intelligence that led to prosecution in the JSO M25 case

A Zoom call chaired by Shaw was infiltrated and recorded by a Sun newspaper journalist and passed to the police, the court heard

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 06/09/2026

Made flapjacks earlier. Just about to get them out of the tin when a chopping board fell over, triggering a domino effect ending with flapjacks on the floor

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 06/09/2026

Contrast the police statements about the Dover blockade yesterday with the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022

No arrests made during Dover protest, Kent Police says
published at 13:34 5 September
13:34 5 September
Kent Police has issued a statement following the disruption in Dover earlier today.
It says officers "responded to a spontaneous protest" during Saturday morning, adding "no arrests were made".
"Traffic is flowing normally, and all involved had dispersed by midday," it adds

The Met Police said 35 people had been arrested in response to the disruption.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said the action was "criminality", not protest, and pledged to bring those involved to justice as quickly as possible.
"This was a very significant and co-ordinated effort to cause massive disruption to the entirety of the M25," he added.

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 30/08/2026

And this I saw recently put me in mind of furores about laying wreaths on terrorist graves

As recently as July 2006 a group of right-wing Israelis, including Benjamin Netanyahu, attended a commemoration organised by the ‘Menachem Begin Heritage Centre’ for the sixtieth anniversary of the bombing of the King David Hotel, which they insisted on labelling an act of ‘freedom fighting’. A plaque commemorating the attack attracted an official response from the British ambassador in Tel Aviv, who urged that it was offensive to celebrate an act of terrorism.

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 27/08/2026

Reworked this repeatedly until I was happier with it, even though it was just a silly thing for a Facebook group

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