The Halifax aircrew had the misfortune that Lt. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Germany’s most successful night-fighter of WWII mounted two attacks from the rear, setting the port wing on fire and sending ...
The UK's last flying Lancaster bomber is to undergo months of maintenance meaning it will not feature in air displays next year. The Avro Lancaster PA474 is based at the Battle of Britain Memorial ...
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Deadliest British Gunner of WWII

Night after night, RAF and Commonwealth crews braved flak, radar-guided night fighters, and the blacked-out skies over Nazi ...
Because of its ability to attack targets that were hundreds of miles away from its airbases in England, the bombers of World War II were vital assets to the Allied war effort. Tasked with the ...
The Avro Lancaster PA474 based at RAF Coningsby is the world's oldest airworthy Lancaster bomber [BBC] The UK's last flying Lancaster bomber is to undergo months of maintenance meaning it will not ...