The stained glass window, by Hugh Easton, contains the badges of the fighter squadrons that took part in the Battle. In four panels are shown visions which symbolize the Redemption. In one a squadron ...

A former World War Two RAF veteran has received more than 1,000 cards from all over the world to mark his 100th birthday. Richard "Dick" Skepper, who joined the air force when he was 18 when the ...

Men of No. 59 Squadron RAF with their pet rabbits at Vert Galland Aerodrome, 15 May 1918. Animals were essential for both sides in World War One. As well as working hard, they were important for ...

HE was among 35,000 men who fought the Germans for nine long days in one of the bloodiest battles of World War Two. But 80 ...

June 20, 1941 As U.S. participation in World War II looks more likely ... Heavy losses are sustained on both sides; in one nighttime raid on the 24th, RAF forces lose 72 aircraft.

Jets of flames 'came towards me' Taking to the skies in an RAF Tornado After World War One he was given command of 74th Squadron, flying in operations over Russia and Iraq. Semi-retired at the ...

High-explosive and shrapnel shells dominated World War I battlefields ... New Zealand aviators who went on to serve in the Royal Air Force. Members of the Pioneer Battalion taking a spell from ...

A Hebburn-born RAF officer whose story ... join the air force and see the world." "It’s difficult to stand back from one’s ...

The Yorkshire Air Museum will honour World War II ... and RAF Association branches. The event is open to museum visitors as well as invited guests and the parade will begin at 1.45pm, with the ...