Former RAF base with visible runways where a German plane once landed by mistake
The airfield was originally under RAF Fighter Command control, but had an interesting role to play before the war. It was ...
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These Polish Warplanes Fought the Nazi Invasion Until the Very End
The occupation of Poland may have turned out to be the last hurrah of Polish warplanes during WWII, but not the Polish combat pilots, more specifically the ones that escaped into exile in Great ...
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Second UK flight launches RAF’s Protector into integration and operational testing
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a second in-country flight with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Protector ...
Museum hopes to raise £58k to stop Battle of Britain medals going to private buyers
A museum is trying to raise £58k in less than three weeks on behalf of "the nation" - to stop a collection of Battle of ...
Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge hopes to save war hero medals
A museum hopes to raise £58k in less than three weeks on behalf of "the nation" - to stop a collection of war medals from ...
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Honouring Polish pilots who took part in Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain which took place in the Autumn of 1940 could have led to an early end to the Second World War if ...
Forgotten airports from the golden age of British air travel
As Heathrow’s long-awaited third runway moves back onto the agenda, we consider these forgotten airport projects from the ...
Museum to raise £58k to buy Battle of Britain medals
A museum in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, has less than three weeks to raise £58,000 to buy six sets of Battle of Britain aircrew medals before the owner sells them to private buyers. Kent Battle of ...
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RAF Bolton Paul Defiant: The Forgotten “Daffy” Turret Fighter of WWII
The RAF withdrew the Defiant from frontline duty due to the warbird’s limited endurance. When one thinks of gun turrets on ...
Did you know the Luftwaffe visited York before the war?
Clifton Aerodrome was opened as a Civil Airport in 1936, but although an air taxi service was operated, there were no scheduled flights. However, in 1937 it was mentioned in several newspapers for the ...