THESE remarkable pictures claim to show one of the most famous moments in World War II – the sinking of the Bismarck. Sailor John Spurr snapped a fighter as it took off from the deck of HMS ...

On May 18, 1941, Bismarck and its escort, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, embarked on Operation Rheinübung, a campaign to sink Allied shipping in the North Atlantic and knock Britain out of the war.

A German serviceman who survived the sinking of the battleship, the Bismarck, in World War II has joined British veterans commemorating the anniversary. Heinz Steeg met more than 100 war veterans at ...

An airman who played a significant part in a famous raid to sink the legendary German warship the Bismarck in World War II has died aged 93. Les Sayer flew in a Swordfish torpedo bomber which ...

John Moffat recalls dropping the torpedo that crippled the Bismarck A Scottish veteran pilot who helped to sink the Bismarck during World War Two has died at the age of 97. Lt Cdr John "Jock ...

The wartime pilot who launched the torpedo that led to the sinking of the Bismarck has told his story for the first time. John Moffat was informed recently by the Fleet Air Arm museum that ...

Two days before Moffat's raid, the ship shook Britain by destroying the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, prompting Winston Churchill to issue his order to "sink the Bismarck." A hit from Moffat ...

A grainy image taken by a Spitfire pilot flying at 25,000ft (7,600m) led to one of the most significant incidents of World War Two - the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. The photograph ...

One of the few people left alive who saw the sinking of the Bismarck in 1941 has spoken about the historic Royal Navy mission. Roy Harland, 102, was on HMS King George V to hear Winston Churchill ...

A Scottish veteran pilot who helped to sink the Bismarck during World War Two has died at the age of 97. Lt Cdr John "Jock" Moffat was credited with launching the torpedo that crippled the German ...