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It had lain underwater after accidental magazine explosions sank the battleship HMS Vanguard at Scapa Flow in 1917.
It's one of these test flights that brings us to RAF Kirknewton, in West Lothian, on a sunny May morning. Sophie's engine is warming up and her propellers start to turn as she prepares for take off.
How did animals help soldiers as workers and pets during World War One? Find out in this year 5/6 primary history guide from BBC Bitesize. ... A Royal Air Force Squadron kept a fox as a mascot.
Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch The RAF at War: Part One. Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.
THE family of a hero thought to be one of the RAF’s last black World War II veterans are being hunted to attend his funeral. Campaigners and historians have sparked a worldwide scramble to fi… ...
Cosford's RAF Museum is inviting families to step back in time during its 'World War Two Week' this May half-term. Running between May 24 and June 1, the RAF Midlands Museum in Cosford is offering ...
A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. The RAF announced Saturday the pilot had died in a “tragic accident ...
One of the last surviving Dutch Spitfire pilots to join the Royal Air Force to fight in the Second World War has died, aged 99. Leo Hendrikx was one the final living Engelandvaarders - the roughly ...
Cosford's RAF Museum is inviting families to step back in time during its 'World War Two Week' this May half-term. Running between May 24 and June 1, the RAF Midlands Museum in Cosford is offering ...
According to the RAF’s website, more Spitfires were built than any other British combat aircraft before or since World War Two – 20,341 in total. Only a few dozen are thought to remain ...