Dambusters Pilot Distinguished Flying Cross Auctioned To Fund New Dam in Africa
A World War Two medal earned by one of the pilots in the famous Allied Dambusters raids has been sold at auction with the proceeds…
German Maps Reveal Interesting Facts About Operation ‘Sealion’
A never before published set of German maps have revealed some interesting facts about the Nazi plans to cross the English Channel and invade Britain.…
B-17 Wreck Discovered Off Coast of Norfolk – Stabilizer Was Shot Off, Pilot Managed To Save Entire Crew But Himself
The wreck of a World War Two B-17 Flying Fortress has been discovered on the bottom of the sea off the Norfolk coast of England.…
RAF IN CAMERA – 1950s – Review by Mark Barnes
Earlier in the year I was happy to see an Images of War series book about the RAF in the Cold War. That book had…
Little-known Volunteers were “Flying Nightingales”: Air-Ambulance Nurses
Lilian West from Cardiff may be one of the last surviving “Flying Nightingales”. The Flying Nightingales were air-ambulance nurses who risked their lives during WW2…
When A Pilot Flew His Jet Fighter THROUGH The Tower Bridge To Protest A Fly Past Cancellation
By: Elaine Fields Smith When RAF Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock took off in his Hawker Hunter on the 5th of April in 1968, he didn’t…
A Summer of Syncronized Airshows over England
In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Eighteen World War II fighter planes took to the skies over the United Kingdom…
Top-secret Nazi ‘A-to-Z of Britain’ gives detailed insight of Hitlers plans of invading and settling down in Britain
When the Fuhrer gave the marching orders on May 10th 1940, the German forces seemed unstoppable from invading and occupying most of Europe as they…
German Maps Reveal Interesting Facts About Operation ‘Sealion’
A never before published set of German maps have revealed some interesting facts about the Nazi plans to cross the English Channel and invade Britain.…
96 year old veteran gets the chance to fly
A 96 year old war World War Two veteran from Birmingham in the north of England is being allowed to pilot a plane as part…
New book tells story of Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
A new book about the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) is being released to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, which…
54 Squadron honoured at Darwin Military Museum
A squadron of British Spitfire pilots have been honored in Australia for their role in helping to protect the north of Australia during World War…