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US Military Searches British Field for Missing WWII Airman

Ian Harvey

The US military is searching for the remains of an airman who has been listed as missing in action ever since his plane crashed and…

Liberated Arnhem Flower Girl Still Attends To His Grave 75 Years On

Ian Harvey

Arnhem 75th. An elderly 84-year-old lady slowly makes her way through Oosterbeek War Cemetery in Holland and stops at one of the graves. The grey-haired…

America’s Oldest WW2 Veteran Celebrates His 110th Birthday

Ian Harvey

Lawrence Brooks, the oldest living American veteran of World War II, recently celebrated his 110th birthday with a fabulous party organized by the National WWII…

Vandals Deface British WW2 Cemetery in Netherlands

Ian Harvey

For the second time in a week, the Mierlo War Cemetery in the Netherlands has been attacked by vandals. Locals woke up to find swastikas,…

WWII Airmen to Receive Proper Burial 77 Years After Being Shot Down

Ian Harvey

Sgt. Maurice Pepper was a flight engineer for the RAF during World War II. He once received the Distinguished Flying Medal after safely landing a…

101st Vet Aged 98 To Jump Again in Operation Market Garden

Ian Harvey

If anyone can prove those adages to be true, it’s Jim ‘Pee Wee’ Martin, an American World War II 101st veteran who’s doing something many…

How Do You Restore A WW2 Tank?

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Go behind the scenes at The Tank Museum Workshop’s, 26 October, to discover how they keep the Museum’s historic tanks running. Led by the presenters…

Digitised Footage of Battle of Britain Movie to be Screened at Duxford Air Show

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The striking amateur Battle of Britain footage was filmed by Prince William of Gloucester, who can also been seen inside the cockpit of a Spitfire…

Moscow Declassifies WWII Docs Relating to The Non-aggression Pact

Ian Harvey

Prior to World War II, the USSR Soviets and the  Nazis signed a non-aggression pact. Historians say that the agreement cleared the path for WWII…

Hitler Bust Found in Cellar of French Senate

Ian Harvey

Until this week, few people knew about the bust of a famous world leader that was hidden beneath the French senate in the Luxembourg Palace.…

A British Group Plans to Have a Mosquito back in The Air By 2023

Ian Harvey

If a group of British volunteers are successful, a Mosquito bomber could be flying over Great Britain by 2023. The De Havilland Mosquito bomber was…

Arnhem Hero Who Flicked V-sign at The Germans Dies at 97

Ian Harvey

Lt. Jack Reynolds has died in his sleep at the age of 97. He was famously photographed after being taken prisoner during the Battle of…