Upcoming events
Stay tuned for details of upcoming events.
Past events
9-10 April 2022 – In-person presentation on 451 (RAAF) Squadron at the Hard Fought: Australia In The Mediterranean Theatre 1940-1945 4th Biennial Two-Day Conference
Adam attended the conference in Melbourne, Victoria to present his paper titled Just the Right Amount of War? The operations of 451 (RAAF) Squadron from Corsica, 1944. You can see the conference program and details of Adam’s talk, and those of other speakers here.
10 December 2020 – Zoom panel presentation: 451 (RAAF) Squadron at War
Adam joined Paul Woodadge for a livestream discussion about 451 (RAAF) Squadron and some of their experiences during the Second World War. You can see the recording on Paul’s WW2TV YouTube channel.
11 October 2020 – Zoom panel presentation: Brilliant War Films
Adam joined a panel hosted by Paul Woodadge to discuss “Brilliant War Films”. You can see the recording on Paul’s WW2TV YouTube channel.
26 September 2020 – Zoom panel presentation: Crappy War Films
Adam joined a panel hosted by Paul Woodadge to discuss “crappy war films”. You can see the recording on Paul’s WW2TV YouTube channel.
11 June 2020 – Zoom presentation: Australian Spitfire squadrons in Normandy
Adam joined Paul Woodadge for a livestream discussion about Australian Spitfire squadrons in Normandy (this was a longer version of the part presented on the 6 June livestream). You can see the recording on Paul’s WW2TV YouTube channel.
6 June 2020 – WW2TV DDay livestream
In collaboration with Paul Woodadge, Adam spoke about 453 (RAAF) Squadron’s participation in the Normandy campaign on the 76th anniversary of the landings. A number of world-famous military historians, including Neil Barber, Andrew Roberts, Peter Caddick-Adams, James Holland, and John McManus participated. Unfortunately Adam’s section didn’t save in the recording.
Read the press release and visit WW2TV DDay livestream on YouTube.
5 June 2020 – Zoom presentation
Special Zoom presentation for the RAAF History and Heritage Branch on 453 (RAAF) Squadron’s participation in the Normandy campaign.
The presentation can be viewed here.
26 July 2019 – Portsmouth, UK
Using displays in the D-Day Story museum, I delivered presentations and answered visitors’ questions about the role 453 (RAAF) Squadron played on D-Day.
Part of the Festival of Knowledge at ‘The D-Day Story’, Portsmouth
23 July 2019 – Portsmouth, UK
Normandy 75 conference at the University of Portsmouth
Delivered a paper on the operations of 453 (RAAF) Squadron.
8 June 2019 – Normandy, France
Daks over Normandy 75th Anniversary Commemoration
Book signing of Ready to Strike: The Spitfires and Australians of 453 (RAAF) Squadron over Normandy. Signing from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Caen-Carpiquet Airport, Carpiquet, France.
13 April 2019 – Temora, NSW
Delivered a talk about 453 (RAAF) Squadron and presented a copy of Ready to Strike: The Spitfires and Australians of 453 (RAAF) Squadron over Normandy to the museum.
Temora Aviation Museum, 1 Tom Moon Avenue, Temora NSW.
3 November 2018 – Canberra, ACT
Launch of Ready to Strike: The Spitfires and Australians of 453 (RAAF) Squadron over Normandy at the 2018 Veterans Film Festival.
Capitol Theatre Manuka, 6 Franklin Street, Griffith ACT.
22 September 2018 – Cessnock, NSW
Delivered a seminar on “Spitfires over Normandy: The Australian experience” at AirVenture Australia 2018.
Room 1, Cessnock Aerodrome.
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