Last of the Royal Navy Historic Flight's aircraft finds new home with Navy Wings
The historic Fairey Swordfish LS326 is to join the Fly Navy Heritage Trust Collection.
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History HMS Wellington's legacy secured for future generations with £225k lottery grant
The last surviving dedicated Battle of the Atlantic convoy escort ship will continue to educate and inspire thanks to vital funding.
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Women Oscars nomination for film that celebrates the extraordinary women of the Six Triple Eight
The Netflix film tells the extraordinary story of the predominantly black women of 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.
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WWII Parliament marks Holocaust Memorial Day, 80 years after Auschwitz liberation
The ceremony included testimonies from Holocaust survivors, including 96-year-old Yisrael Abelesz.
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Navy Out of a tragedy comes hope: Fundraiser aims to remember crew of HMS Exmouth
Divers are raising funds to honour the crew of HMS Exmouth, which sank 85 years ago, and support the RNLI.
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WWII Second World War veteran who helped bring down Nazi V-1 flying bombs turns 100
Mrs Amy Wein joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force at the age of just 17.
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Army Charity Adams: The story of the highest-ranked black female officer of Second World War
Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams was the first officer of colour to lead a female battalion overseas during a time of war.
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Feature The man of god among the men of war: How 1 SAS's 'parachute padre' grappled with his role
Padre Fraser McLuskey served with Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Mayne and SSM Reg Seekings during the Second World War.
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WWII SAS expert: US and Australia honour historic heroes, why can't UK do same for Paddy Mayne?
Renowned SAS historian Damien Lewis says the UK not giving awards retrospectively "isn't good enough" amid calls for a VC for Paddy Mayne.
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Veterans We need you: WW2 veterans urged to register for VE Day and VJ Day events
Events to commemorate the anniversaries will centre on the efforts of the Allied forces from the UK, the Commonwealth and beyond.
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Navy Second World War veteran who volunteered for bomb disposal duties dies aged 100
Boyd Salmon, a former Royal Navy bomb disposal officer who cleared unexploded ordnance across Europe, has died.
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Feature This time it's personal: Hitler's outrage at the Special Air Service and Paddy Mayne
Adolf Hitler viewed the SAS – as seen in the BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes – and especially founding member Lt Col Paddy Mayne, as a significant ...
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USA How Battle of Bastogne inspired Band of Brothers and marked final nail in Nazi Germany's coffin
The battle for Bastogne saw US troops surrounded in Belgium, but maintain the defence of the city – as well as inspiring Band of Brothers.
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D-Day Britain's oldest living man and veteran turns 110 with special message from the King
Donald Rose served in the Second World War and was one of the first men ashore on the Normandy beaches during D-Day.
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Feature The Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's last roll of the dice to stave off disaster in the West
The Ardennes Offensive, better known as the Battle of the Bulge, was a crucial turning point in the Second World War,
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WWII How a pint of Guinness helped a WW2 soldier dodge a deadly Nazi rocket attack
Ken Pusey changed his plans at the last minute - and avoided being caught up in the most deadly V2 attack of the war.