WW2 Bomber Command veteran takes to the skies aged 102 in glider over Cambridge
More than eight decades after serving in the RAF's wartime operations room, a former Bomber Command plotter heads skyward
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Naval History Sold: Unique piece of military history that needs a boat to get to it sells under the hammer
Historic navy Darnet Fort has been sold at auction
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Feature Story behind haunting last photo of sailor trapped in USS West Virginia after Pearl Harbor
Less than 12 hours later, F1c Clifford Olds was trapped in the dreadnought battleship 40 feet below water
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Navy Marking a century of courage: D-Day veteran awarded France's highest honour
Royal Navy veteran John Fiddler was responsible for transporting tanks and essential supplies across the Channel to the shores of Normandy
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Feature Truck driver or paratrooper? Discovery of D-Day clicker reveals grandfather's true role
The friend-or-foe identification devices, which are also known as cricket clickers, were a vital piece of equipment on Operation Overlord
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WWII In pictures: King hosts VJ veterans at Windsor to mark 80th anniversary of war's end
As the nation reflected during Remembrance week, senior royals gathered to honour those who served in the Far East
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Remembrance Symbols of Remembrance: Different colour poppies and what each one means
Would you wear a poppy that is not red?
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Feature The Last Post explained and the vital role it plays during Remembrance
Have you ever stopped to think about the importance of The Last Post in Remembrance?
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Feature 'Uncanny' parallels between Ukraine's Op Spiderweb and SAS missions during World War 2
Author and historian Damien Lewis spoke to BFBS Forces News before the release of his new book, SAS The Great Train Raid
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Special forces Daring SAS raid to liberate hundreds from concentration camp revealed after 80 years
The Special Air Service op was so audacious it might be dismissed as being too far-fetched even for Hollywood - but it took place in 1943.
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Navy D-Day Navy veteran receives more than 16,000 cards to celebrate his 100th birthday
Dougie Shelley joined the Royal Navy during the Second World War when he was just 17 years old
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WWII PM to give Trump personal tour of Sir Winston Churchill's legacy at Chequers
The US president has proudly displayed a bronze sculpture of Britain's wartime leader in the Oval Office during both his terms in office
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WWII In pictures: Spirit of Battle of Britain captured on 1940s film – 85 years later
A father and son have marked Battle of Britain Day by recreating pictures of The Few using a 1940s camera and kit, plus a genuine Spitfire
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Army History Welsh Guards present quirky mini uniform for Brussels' Manneken Pis on Liberation Day
The iconic Little Pissing Man fountain statue was first dressed as a Welsh Guard at the end of the Second World War in Europe
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Prince Philip 'It was a great relief': When the Duke of Edinburgh watched Japan's 1945 surrender
The then-24-year-old prince was serving in the Royal Navy in Tokyo Bay when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on 2 September 1945
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Sport Tug of War: Is this the military's oldest sport, still thriving more than a century after WW1?
The ancient sport saw action in both World Wars and dates back to the 12th century