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During WW2, Nazi troops never discovered strategically built airfield near Zvolen
It was decided that the regiment would not operate from the well-known Tri Duby airport, which the Luftwaffe already knew of and often bombed, but to the Zolná airfield. The pilots were ...
One of the last Tuskegee airmen has died. Here's how he hoped they would be remembered.
Even in the face of discrimination, WWII fighter pilot Harry T. Stewart Jr., wanted their legacy to be about more than ...
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Did you know the Luftwaffe visited York before the war?
This was only six weeks after the Luftwaffe’s Condor Legion had bombed the Spanish city of Guernica! The paper mentions Herr Wendel who was a flying instructor at Jena (an airfield just East of ...
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The RAF station used in WW2 that partly reopened as an airfield in 2021
RAF Little Staughton is a former RAF station, a 'class A' airfield that was able to support heavy bombers such as Boeing B-17s, Consolidated B-24s, and Avro Lancasters. The station was handed to ...
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RAF Fighter Command
It served throughout the Second World War. It earned great fame during the Battle of Britain, when the Few held off the Luftwaffe attack on Britain. The Command continued until 17 November 1943 ...
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Pilot’s family buys back hero dog’s WW2 medal for £60k
Later that month, the dog’s keen hearing gave warning of a Luftwaffe attack on RAF Speke airfield. It was again buried in debris, this time for several days, before extracting itself from the ...