A 99-year-old who worked on the first Lancaster bombers to be built at an aerospace factory is returning to watch a flypast by one of the aircraft. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will mark the ...

A quiet Surrey village was suddenly shaken by the thunder of four roaring Merlin engines. Out of nowhere, a WW2 Lancaster bomber swept low over the trees, its iconic shape and unforgettable sound ...

AUSTIN Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dr. Dawn Buckingham introduced the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral history program ...

THOUSANDS OF MILES IN THE AIR, MANY OF THEM VERY DANGEROUS. RICHARD BOYD WAS IN HIS LATE TEENS, WORKING FULL TIME AND PLAYING SOCCER FOR A LONDON JUNIOR TEAM, WHEN GERMAN BOMB STARTED FALLING ON HIS ...

In WW2, the British made destroying German dams a key strategic target in order to kneecap the German industrial effort. To accomplish this, they needed a special plane to deliver the payload: the ...

There were cheers and applause from young and old as an historic Second World War plane made a flyover as part of VE Day celebrations. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed ...

A memorial has been unveiled to commemorate the crew of a Lancaster bomber who perished when their plane crashed during World War Two. The bomber, piloted by Flt Sgt Geoffrey Appleyard, crashed on 26 ...

Guy joins an ambitious engineering project to recover a crashed WW2 Lancaster Bomber – and the remains of its missing crew members – from the depths of the Dutch lake where it’s lain for 80 years.

In this fascinating documentary, Guy Martin embarks on his most ambitious engineering project to date, offering viewers a unique insight into the recovery of a World War II Lancaster bomber and the ...