History lovers can attend a two-day exhibition about the Second World War Dambusters raids at the Ingrebourne Valley Nature ...
When Elisabeth Gaunt decided to sell the marbles that inspired her father to invent the 'bouncing bombs' used in the 1943 RAF ...
The military wings belonging to Dambusters hero Guy Gibson are set to fetch thousands of pounds at auction. The wings form part of a large collection of memorabilia amassed by a newspaper photographer ...
RAF’s legendary Squadron disbanded 71 years after famous raid over Germany. Will reform and get F-35s in a few years. Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron known as the “Dambusters”, from the daring night ...
An image from the Channel 4 documentary recreating the daring Dambusters raid over Germany in 1943 Credit: Photo: Channel 4 Operation Chastise, also known as the Dambusters raid, was an attack on ...
In the early hours of 17 May 1943 a bold World War II attack destroyed two dams in the Ruhr Valley in Germany's industrial heartland, causing 1,600 casualties and catastrophic flooding which hampered ...
Flt Sgt William Hatton (left), Sgt Wilfred Ibbotson (centre) and pilot officer Cyril Anderson (right) took part in the raids A memorial service is due to be held later to commemorate three Wakefield ...
At 9.28pm on 16 May 1943, the first of 19 Brtitish Lancaster bombers took off from Royal Air Force Scampton in Lincolnshire, headed for the industrial heartland of Nazi Germany. Nine hours later, the ...
The central runway survives and the wartime buildings are still standing. Woodhall Spa airfield in Lincolnshire, once the home of the famous 617 "Dambusters" squadron, lies amid the gouged landscape ...
Radio 2 is proud to commemorate the Dambusters 70th anniversary with a truly memorable day of programming, culminating in a special Friday Night Is Music Night at Biggin Hill.” — Bob Shennan, ...
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. A service and fly-past has been held to mark the 65th anniversary of the World War II Dambusters mission ...