WWII airstrip in Central California sold. It was ‘the country club of training bases’
An airstrip once used to develop U.S. pilots during World War II in Central California has been sold. Located in western ...
John Hemingway, last airman from WWII’s Battle of Britain, dies at 105
In terse notations, the logbook kept by Royal Air Force fighter pilot John “Paddy” Hemingway in the summer of 1940 records ...
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 ...
Memorial garden plan for former WW2 base
A wildlife trust says it hopes to create a memorial garden at a former World War Two airfield. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust ...
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The decoy British towns and airfields that fooled WWII German bombers and saved lives
They were built as fake WWII factories, airfields and towns to fool Luftwaffe night bombers and manned by heroes - now scientists and historians are uncovering the UK's decoy sites. Ingeniously ...
Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John 'Paddy' Hemingway, dies at 105
John "Paddy" Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105.
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U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
U.S. Air Force engineers, U.S. Navy Seabees, and U.S. Marine engineer teams have reclaimed a historic World War II airfield from jungle growth in the Western Pacific for use for operations for ...
USAF restores WWII airbase that launched nuclear bombs on Japan to counter China
The US Air Force restores North Field Airbase, the WWII launch site for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings, to ...
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The untold story of the battle that helped end WW2 in Europe
About six weeks later, Victory in Europe was declared. Chris Bullock has organised an event at one of the departure airfields, RAF Rivenhall, to remember those who died, saying "it's an untold story".