Discover the remarkable journey of Derek John Fielder, a Londoner whose life took him from civilian life to the skies as a ...
Germany invades Poland, leading Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany. May 15, 1940 In the first large scale “bombing war,” Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) bombs the Ruhr area of ...
Wing Commander Percy Reynolds, who has died aged 102, had a distinguished career as a bombing leader after recovering from severe burns and injuries because of an earlier aircraft crash. On August 29 ...
Roger McKie, 71, called for the wreck of Easy Elsie to be brought back to Britain instead of being scrapped by Sweden, where ...
Built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (which eventually became one of the founding components of BAE Systems), the Blenheim made its maiden flight on April 12, 1935, under the designation of Type 142 ...
Squadron Leader Paul "Ernie" Wise has assumed command of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, succeeding Squadron ...
Ranald Harrison, who is now 103-years-old, sat down with Rick to talk about his time in the service as a wireless operator with 518 Squadron RAF Bomber Command in WWII.
RAF Upwood played an important role in both the First and Second World War and has even been mentioned in popular culture ...