Hamburg was, literally, a dry run for what came later; the aim was to maximise the number of barbecued civilians by, among ...

VE Day will be honoured and remembered with dedicated programming across TV, iPlayer, Radio and Sounds marking the 80th ...

Fast-forward to 2024, and the Greek technical diving group AegeanTec, which specializes in exploring deep-water wrecks beyond the reach of recreational divers, located the wreck in 61 meters (200.13 ...

Aircraft and personnel assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess AFB, Texas, landed at the base in northern ...

The B-36 “Peacemaker,” the largest warplane ever constructed, first took to the skies more than eight decades ago. Retired early following a brief stint in service with the U.S. Strategic Air Command, ...

RAF scrambled to intercept Russian jets Away from the situation on the battlefield, the UK Ministry of Defence said RAF fighter jets were scrambled earlier this week to defend NATO airspace from ...

The Superfortress was one of the United States’ most expensive weapons program during World War II, and no American ... at the time head of the 21st Bomber Command, ordered the Superforts ...

A SECOND World War veteran who flew in bombers on top secret missions has died aged 102. Roy Daines, who grew up in the fields around Halstead and Stisted, was born with a tuberculosis valve of the ...

Smuts lived to see the terrible devastation he had predicted. The head of RAF Bomber Command, Arthur Harris, believed that bombing alone could win the war. Although Prime Minister Winston Churchill ...