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FEATURES THE SCARS OF WAR One winter's morning in December 1942 the war suddenly and violently visited the sleepy little village of Westfi eld in Sussex. As Andy Saunders observes, the visible evidence of that shocking day is still to be seen. ESCAPE FROM TOBRUK Lieutenant T.A. Nicol told the remarkable tale of how he walked across some 300 miles of the burning Sahara Desert to escape capture at Tobruk in 1942. DEATH IN THE DESERT Though the Cold War was at its height, there was little opportunity for the British Army to experience combat. So, writes John Grehan, when the Sultan of Oman asked for British help to keep Communist-backed rebels at bay, the Ministry of Defence was glad to oblige. THE SOUVENIR KING As Ken Wright reveals, one man who stood out as the "Souvenir King" during the First World War was Private John "Barney" Hines, 45th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. STRIKING THE COLOURS HMS Pegasus encountered the German heavy cruiser SMS Ka€ nigsberg on 20 September 1914 off the east coast of Africa. Though out-gunned by the German warship, HMS Pegasus fought on in true Royal Navy fashion until the bitter end - or did she? Kevin Patience investigates this First World War mystery. WARTIME CRIME: SOLVING THE 'CABBAGE PATCH' MURDER On 14 February 1944, the body of the young WAAF was found lying naked in an allotment. Miriam Iris Deeley had been stripped and robbed. Her murderer had thrown her greatcoat and uniform over her so that she could not easily be spotted from a distance but he had made a mistake - he had left behind a glove, a soldier's khaki glove. Winston Ramsey reveals how this wartime crime was solved. REGULARS BRIEFING ROOM News, Restorations, Discoveries and Events from around the UK. FIELDPOST Your letters. WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WINGS In the second of a new regular feature, we examine the unique Miles M.35. DATES THAT SHAPED THE WAR Seventy years on, we chart some of the key moments and events that affected the United Kingdom in March 1942. WHAT I WOULD SAVE IN A FIRE Andy Simpson, the Royal Air Force Museum's Curator in the Department of Aircraft and Relics, nominated the Frazer-Nash Type F.N.1 gun turret displayed in 'Historic Hangars'.
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