European Air War - The Gen

In the riveting “Skies of Thunder,” Caroline Alexander considers what it took to get supplies to Allied ground troops in China. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/23/multimedia/14Alexander-Review-mvtc/14Alexander-Review-mvtc-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp https://www.nytimes.com/2024/0...

A group led by archaeologists are searching for an American pilot who was killed when the B-17 he was flying crashed in eastern England in 1944. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/22/multimedia/22xp-missingpilot/22xp-missingpilot-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp https://www.nytimes.com/2...

He single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America’s top test pilots during the “Right Stuff” era. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/05/20/obituaries/00anderson-bud-toppix/00anderson-bud-toppix-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp htt...

The event, held at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, takes place from 10:00 to 18:00 BST on Saturday 3 August. The show, which helps to raise money for the on-going restoration of Avro Lancaster NX611, will feature an appearance from the plane and many more. Organisers have describe the event a...

At ‘Battle of Britain Kwik Fit’ in south-east London restorers get the 80-year-old machines in the air https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/science/2024/06/09/TELEMMGLPICT000380610456_17179486376220_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqXuvy510m4VCeEVDuNKTJKATB59a3d70MZ730YNsKkSU.jpeg?imwidth=1280 On a bright Wednes...

Albert Howard, who has died aged 101, was a navigator flying in Beaufighter strike aircraft in the Eastern Mediterranean and then during the Burma campaign. He was awarded the DFC following his service in Burma for ‘action above and beyond the call of duty’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/ob...

A memorial service has been held to mark 80 years since the death of a Canadian airman shot down over Guernsey. Pilot Lt John Saville was hit during a mission to take out a German radar in occupied Guernsey ahead of D-Day on 6 June 1944. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/5030/live/4be30190...

Proposals have been submitted for a Halifax bomber memorial in North Lincolnshire. Planning permission is being sought to put up a small sculpture of the World War Two plane in Kirton in Lindsey. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/2f15/live/5e760630-271e-11ef-8388-83df7a0f0e4a.jpg.webp http...

Archaeologists searching for a missing World War Two bomber pilot are now at work on a "special site" hidden in woodland close to where his aircraft crashed. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/43c7/live/e3604a30-16a8-11ef-a50f-8dde4e8806c8.jpg.webp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/artic...

Why the Spitfire won’t be permanently grounded, despite last week’s tragic crash With numerous air shows to be held over the summer months, questions have been raised over the safety of the aircraft https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2024/05/31/TELEMMGLPICT000380050052_17171829658860_trans...

A pilot who died after a Spitfire crashed in a field in Lincolnshire has been named by the RAF as Sqn Ldr Mark Long.



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A Worcestershire school, built on a former RAF airfield, has developed plans to create a Spitfire heritage centre to commemorate the World War Two fighter plane. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/b86f/live/4f834b20-24c0-11ef-b308-3f4f4b799c19.jpg.webp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx...

Some metal tape in a tattered cigar box at an aircraft museum represents some of the work used to fool the Nazis in the lead-up to D-Day on 6 June 1944. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/193f/live/a01db6c0-235c-11ef-9172-ad9a68451ccf.jpg.webp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckvv3zek21po

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