(Pic credit: Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images) The BBMF retains and preserves the artefacts of the UK’s national heritage to commemorate those who served during the war. It operates from RAF ...

the heroic and groundbreaking African-American fighter pilots of World War II who essentially fought a two-front war: What’s not so well-known is that Great Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF ...

The program to train World War II British pilots was launched in 1941 under the provisions of the Lend-Lease Act.

Tucked in the northeast of Essex, RAF Boxted primarily served as a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) base during World ...

A “hero” man killed in a fire at a former RAF base died after helping firefighters “without hesitation”, his family has said. 57-year-old David Chester died during a blaze at Bicester Motion on ...

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If true, Cramond Island would have witnessed a siege in 655 AD during one of the era’s many power struggles. Centuries later, in 1596, it became the setting for a dramatic duel. Under the ...

A UFO slammed into a US fighter jet over Arizona, cracking the canopy protecting the pilot, and forcing the $63 million plane to land, new reports have revealed. According to the Federal Aviation ...

A Second World War veteran who served in the RAF recalled his gruelling time as a prisoner of war after being shot down over Germany as he joined comrades at a Buckingham Palace garden party. Harry ...

That's all for our live coverage today, but we'll be back with further updates and analysis soon. If you're just checking in, here is a recap of the key developments today. The mood in Russia is ...

It set into motion Operation Dynamo, which saw hundreds of thousands of Allied troops evacuated from northern France during World War Two. Hundreds of small boats flocked to the south-east coast ...