The son of a woman who served in World War Two was "overwhelmed" when a statue of her was unveiled as military planes flew ...

At just 20 years old, he completed his first bombing mission in an Avro Lancaster. On the 18th April 1945 he flew the last of ...

A flyby from a Spitfire paid tribute to one of the last surviving members of Bomber Command, as a funeral was held for a 103-year-old former ...

Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the ...

The funeral for the man believed to have been the last surviving World War Two Bomber Command pilot has been held in Kent. Wing Commander Jack Harris, who carried out 37 raids with 550 Squadron ...

Veterans recall the dangers of flying bombing raids on Germany in WW2. We Were There is a BBC News initiative to record the memories of the last generation who fought in the war.

Lettice Curtis was the first woman to fly and deliver operations in a Lancaster bomber Another of the statues commemorates Lettice Curtis, who was the first woman to fly and deliver operations in ...

Margaret Hourigan was a miner’s daughter who grew up in Nottingham during the 1930s, and volunteered for the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in 1940. She became a plotter with fighter command – ...

In WW2, the British made destroying German dams ... To accomplish this, they needed a special plane to deliver the payload: the Lancaster Bomber. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing ...

Women who played vital roles during World War Two are to be celebrated in an exhibition at the International Bomber Command Centre. Ten women have been chosen by the centre, in Lincoln ...