History Of Boxted Airfield: One Of The Most Important WW2 US Fighter Bases In The UK
From the bravery of fighter aces to performances by the legendary Glenn Miller, Boxted Airfield has a rich history.
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Aircraft Meet the man who has built a full-scale replica Spitfire... in his garden
David Price decided to begin the project after leaving his building business, saying: "I still needed something to do with my hands."
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Feature Did Allied pilots really drop fake wooden bombs on fake wooden decoy airfields?
Was it a light-hearted joke by Allied airmen during WW2 or is it just a myth?
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Scotland Watch: Incredible Memories From Battle Of El Alamein's Humble 100-Year-Old Hero
One hundred-year-old veteran Lieutenant Colonel Charlie A Cameron is last surviving officer from the Second World War battle in Egypt.
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WWII Wrens in WW2: Women who risked their lives to secretly intercept Nazi messages
These secret listeners, the women of the 'Y Service', risked their lives to intercept and gather enemy communications.
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Veterans Appeal For Standard Bearers To Honour Dunkirk Veteran
Are you free on Monday, August 2 to honour the memory of veteran Mr David Evans?
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WWII Unexploded WW2 bombs: Who finds them and how common are they?
All the gen on Britain's unexploded bombs from the Second World War
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History Blitzy The Bear: Meet The Manchester Blitz Survivor Found In A Loft After Decades
The well-worn and much-loved 82-year-old teddy bear now has a new home after spending decades hidden underneath insulation in a loft.
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WWII The Last Time Fans Risked Their Lives To Watch Football
Government restrictions on freedom limiting the risk of death. Sound familiar?
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WWII Noor Inayat Khan – The Spy Hiding In A London Park
The remarkable true story of an Indian princess turned British WW2 SOE Agent
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Veterans 'Dambusters' Squadron Pilot Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman Dies Aged 100
Mr Goodman destroyed the Arnsberg Railway Viaduct and attacked Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' during his wartime RAF service.
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History What was Bomber Command?
More than 55,500 young men died flying with Bomber Command during WW2 – more than the number who serve in the entire RAF today.
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Feature When the Royal Marines went commando
How the Marines got their iconic green berets
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History How the memory of two fallen servicemen is kept alive on a remote Scottish island
How does the Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintain such remote graves?
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WWII Myth Busting The French Surrender Of 1940
Are charges of quickly drawn white flags and an army-wide lack of courage fair?
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Aircraft 'Secret Spitfires' Memorial Unveiled In Salisbury
The memorial is a life-sized replica of a MK-9 Spitfire built during the Second World War by the 'Secret Workforce'.