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World War 2 history buffs are just discovering a BBC Radio 4 audio drama based on the conflict that has them "gripped".
I caught the iconic BBMF Lancaster Bomber flying over RAF Coningsby, and it was an unforgettable sight. Hearing those engines roar and seeing this historic aircraft in action was a powerful ...
Ruth Klauber, 101, has been given two medals in recognition of her service in the WAAF - Jeff Gilbert ...
The Lancaster bomber "S for Sugar" getting ready for its 97th mission. ROYAL AIR FORCE WING COMMANDER Jock Abercrombie and other pilots of Bomber Command gathered at mid-afternoon on Thursday ...
Aviation enthusiasts in Nottingham will have the chance to see the iconic Lancaster bomber complete two flypasts within an hour’s drive of the city this weekend. The famous RAF bomber ...
Six rare World War Two medals awarded to a Lancaster Bomber pilot have sold for £24,000 at auction. Flight Lieutenant Edward Sydney Ellis, born in Luton in 1914 and employed by Vauxhall Motors, was ...
The Lancaster Bomber carried out daring missions ... In 1942 in an attempt to break German morale the RAF began attacking German towns and cities in earnest. On the night of 13/14 February ...
Families across Staffordshire are being invited to a series of activities at the county’s libraries to celebrate the 80th ...
Eighty years after it crashed deep into a Dutch lake during Word War II, Guy joins an ambitious engineering project to recover a RAF Lancaster bomber, and the remains of its missing crew ...
he survived a tour of duty with a Royal Air Force (RAF) Lancaster squadron in 1944, winning a Distinguished Flying Cross. The author also writes about the combined bomber offensive, its contribution ...