WW2 airman celebrates 100th birthday with RAF flypast
Fred Jennings, a veteran of World War 2, will celebrate his 100th birthday at the Ulster Aviation Society this weekend ...
Doomed WW2 RAF Mosquito's engine restored for new memorial to our flying heroes
For years one of the engines of an RAF Mosquito reconnaissance spy plane has lain on the Welsh hillside where it crashed - ...
Business Insider India7 年
The 10 worst British military aircraft of all time
While the British boast a perfect ... that has made some truly bad aircraft. The Spitfire fighter and the Lancaster bomber ruled the skies throughout World War II. The Harrier Jump Jet served ...
Yorkshire Air Museum display to tell story of WW2's 'Operation Gisela'
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MercoPress12 年
Falklands donated three aircraft to WW1 effort, and the five Spitfires in WW2
Top Comments Disclaimer & comment rules Frank The British community in Punta Arenas had raised enough money to donate an aircraft in early WW1.... but they put it towards rescuing Shackleton's ...
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WW2: Why do we love the Spitfire?
The RAF called for reinforcements and over the summer hundreds of Spitfires were shipped in by aircraft carriers ... to be part of the crew. WW2: How did the British plan to celebrate VE Day?
The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...
BBC6 年
Switzerland crash: Twenty dead in WW2 plane crash
Twenty people have died after a World War Two vintage aircraft crashed into a mountainside in eastern Switzerland, police say. The plane - a Junkers JU-52 HB-HOT - was carrying 17 passengers and ...