On this night alone, 49 crew members were killed, three were captured by the Germans and four were interned by the Russians. For the RAF and SAAF, the losses continued to be devastating.
The bomber aircraft never returned from a mission in 1943, with all four of its crew members killed in action.
RAF Ingham, north of Lincoln, was a grass airfield during WW2. It was home to several Polish ... in 1942 with the arrival of 300 Polish Squadron but was reclaimed as agricultural land in 1946.
Shadow R1 planes, of the type flown by 14 Squadron, over RAF Waddington An RAF squadron is to drop its nickname following a complaint. The Lincolnshire-based 14 Squadron was formed in 1915 and was ...
“Intelligence from intercepted German, Italian and Japanese radio communications, WWII,” DEFE/3/760 ... Operations Record Book, No. 39 Squadron RAF, Month of July 1942, TNA [hereafter AIR 27/407, ...
These dolls were made by WAAF's using RAF wool and were given to friends/boyfiends ... Tem is a very simple item that had a profound effect on the course of WW2 Had the incredibly courageous ...
An Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron will visit the Guernsey this week to mark the 30th anniversary of a unique affiliation. RAF ...
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Ahead of the popular Fort Bliss air show, a piece of WWII history landed in ... Sarah the Aviator leads new Mascot Ace Squadron at MSSG Amigo Airsho KFOX14/CBS4 ...
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Some special guests helped a World War II veteran celebrate his birthday over the weekend. Corporal Eddie Vincek turned 100 years old this month. To celebrate, the U.S. Marines ...
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Some special guests helped a World War II veteran celebrate his birthday over the weekend. Corporal Eddie Vincek turned 100 years old this month. To celebrate, the U.S. Marines ...