The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s (BBMF) only airworthy Lancaster bomber had an engine fire during a training flight on May 7.
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Dutch mark 70th anniversary of Operation Manna
Hundreds of people gathered in Rotterdam on May 2 to mark the 70th anniversary of Operation Manna.
By Goodchild A (F/O) : Royal Air Force official photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Photo of last RAF raid on Germany found
On May 2, 1945, the last air raid by the Royal Air Force on Germany was carried out and a photo capturing the historic day has been found.
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One of only two airworthy Spitfire Mark I to be auctioned
A rare Spitfire Mark 1 that was shot down over Dunkirk 75 years ago is going under the hammer at Christie’s ‘Exceptional Sale’ this July.
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Participants of Operation Babylift are reunited 40 years later
Twenty Vietnamese orphans airlifted to the United States 40-years ago under Operation Babylift were reunited with the soldiers who took part in their rescue at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Apr. 25.