Around 250 years later, the woods at Bedford Purlieus woods were used in conjunction with RAF Kings Cliffe air base, located ...
It’s a story of extravagant lies, homemade bombs and adrenaline-pumped commandos. Joshua Levine charts the formative years of ...
Despite being overshadowed by Heathrow and Gatwick since 1958, Blackbushe was once a significant hub for passenger and cargo ...
China and Japan have won the high-speed train race. With bullet trains crisscrossing the Asian supercontinent, it has made the grandfather of rail, the UK look as slow as the rocket. Why does the UK ...
Over the years the county's RAF bases have closed and become abandoned or forgotten for numerous reasons, from being no longer needed after the war to simply changing location. Here are some of Dorset ...
During World War II, 1,000 Japanese soldiers retreated from fighting with the British into Ramree Island, Burma, where most ...
The United Kingdom is a country that owes its survival to many great aviation heroes of the Second World War. The Royal Air ...
Giant Canivorous snapping turtle fossil found in the Northern Territory Petrol prices and interest rate cuts at risk as ...
In 1941, more than 2,300 British cadets trained as pilots during World War II at Mesa’s Falcon Field Airport. Recently, the ...
The B-17 is more than just an airplane. It is a monument to a time in history where freedom itself hung in the balance.
But in 1939, he rejoined the Army for World War II, becoming a captain. In 1940 he joined the Home Guard after being discharged from the forces on health grounds. And an OBE for his role in BBC ...
Long before Arthur Lowe became a national treasure as Captain Mainwaring in Dad’s Army, he had a harrowing brush with death during World War II. While stationed at Pembroke Dock in Wales ...