John Hemingway, last airman from WWII’s Battle of Britain, dies at 105
A fighter pilot, Mr. Hemingway was part of the aerial resistance in 1940 that was credited with forcing Hitler to call off a ...
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The RAF station used in WW2 that partly reopened as an airfield in 2021
RAF Little Staughton is a former RAF station, a 'class A' airfield that was able to support ... famous aviation museum Read more: The former WW2 RAF base with crumbling buildings once used to ...
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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 ...
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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".
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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Doomed WW2 RAF Mosquito's engine restored for new memorial to our flying heroes
A Rolls-Royce Merlin engine from a World War Two RAF Mosquito is being restored for a new memorial - after being recovered from the hill where it crashed. Built of lightweight wood and powered by ...
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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 ...