Bill Howard

In the summer of 1998, I attended a leadership program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. While there, I was able to experience Cambridge life and explore the campus. The Harvard campus is rich in history, but of all of the sites, none is more moving to me than the Memorial Church that houses Harvard’s tribute to its World War 1 dead. In all, at least 11,319 Harvard men from the Classes ranging from 1887 to 1921, served in the war. Dedicated in

This is an original photograph of a World War II pilot performing a handstand on the wing of his Hurricane fighter aircraft after returning from a mission. When originally purchased, the identity of the pilot was listed as unknown, but some historical detective work has since identified him. The pilot pictured is Flying Officer John Gordon "Scruffy" Weir, a Canadian who flew with No. 401 Squadron. Weir was born in 1919 and attended Upper Canada College before the war. He e

While putting together my book on the RAF in the Second World War, I uncovered many incredible photographs – too many to put between the covers of a single book. One of those rare photos, which I was able to use in the book, depicts Hurricane fighters at Duxford Airfield in England and was taken in 1941. The unique coding painted on the side of the aircraft in the immediate foreground provided the opportunity for research. The research revealed an interesting history of bot