Dr Victoria Taylor

Planes, Pyrotechnics, and Pregnant Pigs: The Making of 'Battle of Britain' (1969) - Part 1 Dr Victoria Taylor examines how the 1969 film Battle of Britain turned living memory into cinematic history

Continuing on the Substack theme. From @spitfirefilly.bsky.social aviation themed substack. If you’re a fan of the film The Battle of Britain (if you’re a Brit av geek you are required by law😉) this is for you. A peek behind the curtain.

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Tip top book from @spitfirefilly.bsky.social at a discount in Waterstones Glasgow

Thank you Matt! Great to see you there and very kind of you :)

Attended a lecture on the bombing of Dresden this evening. A difficult topic expertly handled by @spitfirefilly.bsky.social

Amazing, Andrew! Thank you. Hope you enjoy it :)

The cover of Victoria Taylor's book "Eagle Days", featuring a crashed Bf-109 on a beach.

A late Christmaspresent has arrived for me! The book by
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Today's #AllAndSundry offering is a 3-part
Substack article on Combat Motivation, Experience & Morale in the Luftwaffe:

-Part 1 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/what-is-ma...

-Part 2 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/what-is-ma...

-Part 3 (paid): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/what-is-ma...

Today's #AllAndSundry offering is a 3-part
Substack article on Combat Motivation, Experience & Morale in the Luftwaffe:

-Part 1 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/what-is-ma...

-Part 2 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/what-is-ma...

-Part 3 (paid): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/what-is-ma...

🥈 Top 10 of 2025 – No.2
✈️⚔️ Returning rager @spitfirefilly.bsky.social reminds us the Luftwaffe was never invincible — and the RAF knew it fast. The myth collapses almost immediately.
🔥 Still believing in an unbeatable enemy? Correct the fantasy.
🎧 pod.fo/e/315f0d

#HistoryRage #BattleOfBritain

Very kind of you! So glad you are enjoying it 😊

Reading Eagle Days. Brilliant account of the Luftwaffe side of the Battle of Britain

Could do with some German accounts of the same time

A pleasure to act as the guest expert for the latest episode of BBC Radio 4 #GreatLives! This episode is on the legendary Spitfire test pilot Jeffrey Quill, chosen by the equally inspirational Tim Peake 😊

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Sat down to polish my shoes, pop on R4. Hang on, who is that? It’s @spitfirefilly.bsky.social talking about Jeffrey Quill and the Spitfire. Only mistake I thought was when Parris said “this aeroplane” rather than the greatest aeroplane in the history of people, EVER! 😉 Good show Victoria.

Eagle Days By the summer of 1940, Great Britain watched as France succumbed to the might of Adolf Hitler's forces. Her forces driven off the continent, many rescued from c…

Have just finished @spitfirefilly.bsky.social's most excellent Eagle Days.

It would be a great read at any time but doubly so at the moment in the perspective of rule of war dialogue re the US and "threats" from Central America...

Review to follow...
#Booksky
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Thank you Kelly! Lovely to hear from you, was amazing to meet you at Petworth 🥰♥️

What a surprise to see you on Sky @spitfirefilly.bsky.social …!! Was such a delight to hear you talk and finally get to say hello at Petworth last month and hopefully the opportunity will arise again! Wishing you a happy and restful
Christmas and all good things for 2026! 🥰

Thank you, Ciarán! It was a pleasure to meet you in Dublin, thanks for your kind words then and now ☺️ wishing you a lovely Christmas!

@spitfirefilly.bsky.social I was delighted to meet you in Dublin last September and it was a lovely surprise to see you on Sky News just now. I wish you a merry Christmas a prosperous new year.

Come enjoy my research rabbit holes via a mix of free & paid #Substack articles on #AllAndSundry!

-Part 1: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/conquerors...

-Part 2: open.substack.com/pub/spitfirefilly/p/conquerors-of-the-skies-part-2?r=5u3ggw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

My next article is up on my #AllAndSundry Substack! it's entitled 'Right On The Chin: Operation MILLENNIUM', covering the RAF's first 'Thousand Bomber Raid' against Cologne:

-Part 1 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/right-on-t...

-Part 2 (paid): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/right-on-t...

How did Nazi propaganda try to buck up fighting spirit in the Luftwaffe during the Blitz? By using poetry, of course! Check out my latest Substack article entitled "'It's Worth the Sweat!': Luftwaffe Poetry during the Blitz." It's free to read here 👇

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'A Nice Aeroplane to Shoot Down?' The Hawker Hurricane Through German Eyes (Part 1) Dr Victoria Taylor uncovers how the Luftwaffe initially sneered at one of its most significant future rivals

My new Substack two-part article is out! Part 1 is free & part 2 can be unlocked by becoming a paid subscriber! Why did the Luftwaffe look down on the Hurricane - and what were the repercussions?

Part 1: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-nice-aer...

Part 2: spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-nice-aer...

My newest Substack two-part article is now up! It's entitled 'A Challenge To Fate': The Trailblazing Life of Amy Johnson' - stretching from early accomplishments to her controversial death:

-Part 1 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-challeng...

-Part 2 (paid): open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...

'Ripe for the Gallows': The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg (Part 1) Dr Victoria Taylor examines how the Nuremberg Trials both revealed and obscured Luftwaffe culpability in the Third Reich's atrocities

To coincide with the recent cinema release of #Nuremberg, my newest two-part Substack article is entitled 'Ripe for the Gallows: The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg'. It can now be read here:

-Part 1 (free): open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...

-Part 2 (paid):
open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...

You know what would pair nicely with @spitfirefilly.bsky.social's awesome substack?

A sparkling @holocaustpod.bsky.social episode on Nuremberg and Göring!

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'Ripe for the Gallows': The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg (Part 1) Dr Victoria Taylor examines how the Nuremberg Trials both revealed and obscured Luftwaffe culpability in the Third Reich's atrocities

To coincide with the recent cinema release of #Nuremberg, my newest two-part Substack article is entitled 'Ripe for the Gallows: The Luftwaffe at Nuremberg'. It can now be read here:

-Part 1 (free): open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...

-Part 2 (paid):
open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...

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Looking for a fully-funded three year PhD, starting in April 2026?

The University of Portsmouth and The Mary Rose Trust are looking for PHD students to undertake correlative multimodal materials analysis of the Mary Rose hull! #PHDOpportunities

Interested? - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...

My newest Substack two-part article is now up! It's entitled 'A Challenge To Fate': The Trailblazing Life of Amy Johnson' - stretching from early accomplishments to her controversial death:

-Part 1 (free): spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/a-challeng...

-Part 2 (paid): open.substack.com/pub/spitfire...

Thank you for the thoughtful words as ever, James!

'A Challenge to Fate': The Trailblazing Life of Amy Johnson (Part 1) Dr Victoria Taylor reflects on the journey of Amy Johnson - aviator, engineer, pioneer - and her enduring challenge to the boundaries of possibility.

From @spitfirefilly.bsky.social substack. Make a coffee, sit back and enjoy Victoria’s article on Amy Johnson.

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