Jackie Moggridge's achievements were numerous - she was the first woman in South Africa to do a parachute jump, she flew more than 1,400 aircraft as a World War Two ferry pilot, she was one of only ...
Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history ...
She also wrote to obtain official dispatches to prove her mother had gained her RAF wings in 1953 because people within the air force did not believe her. "They did not get medals, they weren't ...
A LOST Second World War bomber shot down by the Nazis with a British airman aboard has been found after 82 years. Leslie ...
He later recounted: “The Me-109s delivered seven attacks, during which the aircraft was set on fire in the port wing ... Chief of the Air Staff at the RAF, said the discovery highlighted ...
A World War II bomber was discovered off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera, after going missing for 82 years.
Some airplanes are graceful, beautiful machines that soar effortlessly through the sky. Others, not so much. Which airplanes are the ugliest in history?
The next meeting of the Wings and Wheels Society, Dursley will feature a talk ‘Laguna’s Spitfire Legacy (LSL)’ by Scott Booth ...
Consider the Supermarine Spitfire of WW2, which inspired Pilot Officer ... they were precursors to modern flying wing designs. British Royal Air Force Captain Geoffrey T.R. Hill was behind the ...