Research is to take place into losses sustained by RAF bomber crews in the far east during World War Two. The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) said, while Bomber Command did not serve in the ...

Antis the Alsatian at a wartime airfield. The dog flew dozens of bombing missions at the side of Robert Bozdech, a Czech airman serving in the RAF - BNPS The bravery medal awarded to a Second World ...

Germany invades Poland, leading Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany. May 15, 1940 In the first large scale “bombing war,” Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) bombs the Ruhr area of ...

In WW2, the British made destroying German dams a key strategic target in order to kneecap the German industrial effort. To accomplish this, they needed a special plane to deliver the payload: the ...

A historic map used in the Dambusters mission during World War Two is set to go up for auction. The map was handed to ...

A rare RAF Bomber Command map which helped guide Britain’s legendary Dambusters to victory against the Nazis during WW2 is set to fetch thousands of pounds at auction. The well-thumbed map was used by ...

Czech explosive experts detonated a World War II-era bomb on Friday at a major chemical plant in the northwestern Czech Republic. Authorities confirmed the bomb was discovered during routine ...

If you've seen the 1955 film, "The Dam Busters," then you might be familiar with Barnes Wallis, an English engineer and inventor best known for building an assortment of peculiar explosives used ...