READ MORE: Former RAF base near Cambridgeshire that played vital role in WW2 and Cold War READ MORE: Former Cambridgeshire RAF base that has also been the site of a racetrack and flight school ...

More than 117 Junkers JU88 night-fighters were sent to intercept Allied bombers which has been hitting targets in Germany, with instructions to attack as they landed back at their bases in the ...

The RAF lost 1,023 planes. The tide of the war started to turn. Britain was now a launch pad for future attacks on Germany. Malta was a key strategic Allied base in World War Two. Axis forces laid ...

The RAF base at Biggin Hill, south-east of London, played a central part in the Battle of Britain. Part of 11 Group, it was responsible for protecting the south-east of England and guarding the ...

The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fighters were grounded following a fatal Spitfire crash. Police say the group of enthusiasts ignored advice to stand in a designated safe viewing zone.

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust said the tribute would be built at the former base in Woodhall Spa. It would feature artwork, the poem Furrows into Silence and tributes to wing commanders Guy Gibson and ...

But in World War II, that was precisely what was done, as pigeons were raised on RAF bases so that crews could take them along on bombers and release them to take back messages if the need arose.