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'I kissed the ground and said 'I am home''- WW2 RAF Veteran recounts VE Day memories
Dennis Bishop, 99, recalls vividly the moment he heard that the war was over and that peace was possible. 80 years on, he ...
VE Day 2025 flypast route: Map of where the Red Arrows and other RAF planes will fly
THE RED Arrows squad will be making a daring flight across London to mark Victory in Europe (VE) Day 2025. Their incredible ...
The untold story of the battle that helped end WW2 in Europe
Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history ...
What Engine Was In The Legendary Spitfire Fighter Plane?
The engine in the Supermarine Spitfire was a Rolls-Royce Merlin that eventually went into America's P-51 Mustang, as well. It ...
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Emmaus charity shop reunites a Glasgow family with WWII RAF family relic
A World War II service Bible belonging to an RAF rear gunner who was killed in action has been reunited with his surviving ...
World War Two planes to flypast for Liberation Day
Planes dating back to World War Two are set to take to the skies above Guernsey to celebrate the 80th anniversary of ...
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"Terribly Difficult": 80 Years On, UK World War II Veteran Remembers War End
Eighty years on, the spritely 100-year-old - who now teaches yoga and saw in her big birthday with a celebratory flight in a ...
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Vickers Virginia: Great Britain’s Best Interwar Heavy Bomber
When one thinks of Great Britain’s heavy bomber aircraft that preceded the Jet Age, chances are the Avro Lancaster and ...
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The WW2 Pilot Who Survived an 18,000 Feet Freefall Without a Parachute
Royal Air Force tail gunner Nicholas Alkemade was flying his Avro Lancaster heavy bomber when he was hit by German flak. His parachute then caught fire, and there seemed to be no chance of surviving a ...