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Czech Aircrew Remains Found At WW2 RAF Crash Site

Three Wellington Mark ICsf No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF based at East Wretham, Norfolk, flying in stepped starboard echelon formation.

The remains of a Czech aircrew have been found within the wreckage of a Vickers Wellington bomber that crashed in the Netherlands during WWII. The…

What a Sound! Vintage WW2 Planes Perform Flyover Tribute to One of the Last of the Few! (Watch)

Percy Beake was one of the last of ‘The Few’ who battled for Britain in the skies over Europe during World War II. He passed…

Sea King Helicopters Sold as Man Caves

Sea King helicopters retired by the UK Ministry of Defense are being sold to make unique sheds and ‘man caves.’ The Sea Kings were once…

96th Bomb Group Veteran Dies At Battle of Britain Bunker During his “Final Mission”

Melvin Rector has always regretted not returning to England, where he had served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. This year the…

Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group now a charity

Ian Harvey

The team behind the return to flight of Hawker Typhoon RB396 is pleased to announce the formation of the charity “Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group”. The…

VC: Pilot Aaron, Hit In The Face & Slowly Bleeding To Death Helped His Crew Fly The Plane Home

Enlisting in the army is far from an easy decision, especially if your country is at war. The choice can be truly life-changing, and those…

Ex- Serviceman’s Son Builds Replica of RAF Waddington S-Sugar Bomber Fuselage

For the last eight years, Martin Willoughby has used his time to build a fuselage modeled on that of the Lancaster R5868, S-Sugar. This was…

The Food Fight That Almost Started World War III – The Berlin Airlift

June 25, 1948, the Soviet Union, flush with the success of driving the Nazis out of Russia, was becoming piqued at the US and British.…

A remarkable lady: Patricia Barry – Codebreaker In WWII

On 21st August 1921, Hilda Patricia Rawlinson was born in Walthamstow, a suburb in the east end of London, to Percy and Hilda Rawlinson. Her…

Cold War Nuclear Bunker for Sale

In 1953 the British Government arranged for a 100-foot deep hole to be dug, placed a layer of shale 20 feet deep on the bottom…

Top 10 RAF Fighter Aces of WWII

Here are the top ten Royal Airforce fighter aces of World War II 10 – Adolph Gysbert Malan Often called Sailor Malan and hailing from…

Sea King Helicopters Sold as Man Caves

Sea King helicopters retired by the UK Ministry of Defense are being sold to make unique sheds and ‘man caves.’ the Sea kings were once…