He may be 107, but pilot's memories of 62 World War II missions he ran are still vivid
As he gripped the controls of his bomber plane on his first war time mission, 21-year-old Harry Richardson gazed back at the British coast for what he feared was the last time.
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P-51 Mustang: An American Icon
The combination of speed, range, and armament made the P-51 Mustang one of the most versatile platforms of the Second World ...
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RAF hero’s wife suffers panic attacks after machete-wielding robbers stole dog in horror ordeal
The wife of an RAF officer, Jason Shutt, has told GB News her family has been forced to move homes after they were targeted by machete-wielding thieves in a horrific burglary. Nurse Sashi Shutt, 40, ...
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RAF running out of gun pilots after controversial drive to prioritise recruitment of women and ethnic minorities
He added that during the Battle of Britain, the RAF "never ran out of Spitfires or Hurricanes" but "nearly ran out of fighter pilots." The RAF insists it has sufficient pilots and aircrew to conduct ...
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The World War II B-24 Liberator Was So Good The U.S. Built Over 18,000
The B-24 featured a shoulder-mounted high aspect ratio Davis wing. Used on several bomber models during World War II, the Davis wing offered a lower drag coefficient than other contemporary ...
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Bucs' 'She Is Football' 5K aims to keep girls in the game
Plus, see the rest of the top 100. B-24 Liberator – The .50-Caliber Gunship That Dominated the Skies ‘Easily one of the best shows ever’ has been added to Amazon Prime I love sitting in the ...
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Netflix Orders Innovative Animated World War II Drama Series ‘The Liberator’ From A+E Studios, Unique Features & Jeb Stuart
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RAF Honington
RAF Honington in Suffolk is home to some 1600 personnel including RAF, Army and MOD Civil Servants and Contractors. The Station provides a home for the Headquarters responsible for delivery of RAF ...
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I've tested the Panasonic Lumix S1R II, and it beats its bulky predecessor in almost every respect
Panasonic has rung the changes on this second edition of its full-frame flagship. The Lumix S1R II improves upon the original S1R in every key area, battery life excepted. For me, the most ...
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The stories of heroism behind World War Two’s famous aircraft wreckages
Around four months later in March 1959, a search team reached the site where they found an abandoned B-24D Liberator bomber and perhaps the ... a British Royal Air Force (RAF) Lancaster Bomber with ...
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RAF fighter pilots have ‘nerve-wracking’ encounter with 154ft Russian jets
An RAF Typhoon over the Middle East where the pilot had an encounter with two huge Russian military transport jets (Picture: Top Guns: Inside the RAF, Channel 4) Two RAF fighter pilots have ...