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"I shot him down, just like that"

The late Battle of Britain veteran Bob Foster tells us about his most memorable moments flying in the conflict in our final Battle of Britain blog.

Stefan gears up for 100-mile cycle race

Former RAF serviceman Stefan Bird will be supporting the RAF Benevolent Fund this summer when he takes part in the cycle race, Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100.

26 May 2015

"There was an atmosphere of thanksgiving that it was all over"

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

La guerre est finie – the war is over!

Ten days before VE Day was officially announced on 8 May 1945, 22-year-old Eric Reedman was stationed in Brussels with 80 Wing.

Derek Lovell celebrated a birthday he will never forget in the run-up to VE Day

Typhoon fighter pilot Derek Lovell received the best present of all on 5 May 1945, when Germany announced its surrender to the Allied forces on his 23rd birthday.

"It was like dropping a shopping basket" – memories of Op Manna 70 years on

For troops involved in Operation Manna, one of the RAF's first humanitarian aid missions, the knowledge they were helping to save lives rather than destroy them was key.