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 ...

Nicknamed the “Flying Suitcase” by its own crews, the Handley Page Hampden was one of Britain’s sleekest and fastest bombers ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lancaster bombers flew more than 150,000 sorties between 1942 and 1945, including the famous Dambusters raid, which saw ...