The non-profit UK based group known as the Great War Aviation Society publishes their journal, Cross & Cockade International, four times a year. Issues are available in English as printed [Softbound, A4 (8.27” x 11.69”), 80 pages plus centerfold] as well as digital copies (or both). A new magazine, Contact!, is now available in both print and digital download. The Society also provides a free newsletter (sign up on their website) and occasionally publish WWI themed books like the Sopwith Dolphin monograph I reviewed earlier for IPMS USA. This Journal is the sister of the US Journal, Over The Front. The Great War Aviation Society also hosts a lecture series available through Zoom. If interested, you will need to register early as the call is limited in attendance. The Great War Aviation Society also is on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatWarAviationSociety and on X [Twitter]: https://x.com/GWAS1914_1918/status/1591734868114825219

This is the 27^th edition of The Great War Aviation Society [Cross & Cockade International] calendar for 2026. Roger Tisdale has assembled this calendar since 1999 and it continues to sell out annually. Roger notes, “It’s a labor of love compiling the annual calendar, making sure that there is an eclectic mix of aircraft and styles to suit all tastes.” Roger Tisdale has selected twelve color paintings from a set of fantastic artists.

The calendar is bound on a spiral ring holder with a center loop that will easily fit a traditional picture hanger, push pin, or nail head. The A4 [8.27” x 11.69”] size remains the same as the 2025 Calendar. These paintings are quite suitable for framing, but to date, I have managed to keep my calendars intact. It seems I am an incurable collector. All profits go towards the ongoing maintenance of the British Air Services Memorial at St Omer. This memorial was erected by the society in 2004 to commemorate the 8,000 airmen who gave their lives in France and Flanders during WW1.

Contents:

• January Jim Laurier Fokker EIII
• February Steven Heyen Sopwith F1 Camel
• March Antonis Karidis Nieuport XVII
• April Ivan Berryman Coastal Class Airship C-9
• May Carlos Alonso Sopwith Scooter
• June Marek Rys Caproni Ca3
• July Ken Farmer De Havilland DH2
• August Russell Smith Thuy’s Thoroughbreds
• September Colin Ashford Handley Page O/400
• October Henry Aponte Fokker DrI
• November Seweryn Fleisher Morane Saulnier Type L
• December Robert Karr De Havilland DH9A

Make sure to get your 2026 calendar early, as they have sold out on a regular basis. Your copy can be ordered by visiting the http://www.crossandcockade.com website. I have admired art in these calendars for many years and have not been disappointed. My thanks to The Great War Aviation Society and IPMS/USA for the chance to review this great calendar.

Highly recommended!