World War Two

World War Two veteran Cpl Ron Short remembers while VE Day celebrations took place in Europe, the fighting continued in the Far East.

The RAF Benevolent Fund is saddened to hear of the death of Les Munro, the last surviving Dambusters pilot.

As the Battle of Britain wore on, the critical shortage of trained pilots became more and more apparent and In July 1940, the RAF announced it would form two Polish…

There was no squadron quite like No. 601 Squadron at the beginning of the Battle of Britain. The squadron was wholly ordinary in some aspects but extraordinary in others…

Jack Lyon was shot down in a raid on Dusseldorf in June 1941 and spent almost four years as a PoW.

While Britons flooded into the streets to celebrate the end of war in Europe, the crews of Bomber Command remained cautious.