This was definitely the most famous British bomber of WWII, with the BAE Systems info page going so far as to call the Lancaster “The most iconic heavy bomber of World War II.” Making its ...

Lt. Francis E. Callahan, who died at 22 in a 1944 bombing mission, will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery later this month.

Bombers took on different roles during World War II, depending on size, but many were multi-role aircraft. True “heavies” ...

This guide explores this historic period through text and infographics. WW2: Could you be part of a Lancaster Bomber crew? documentWW2: Could you be part of a Lancaster Bomber crew? A Lancaster ...

Neither would survive: William died of disease in England in 1916 aged 24; Arthur was killed in action in Flanders ... be able to bring his stricken Lancaster bomber swiftly back to base.

who served in a segregated WWII unit, and their all-Black 332nd Fighter Group had one of the lowest loss records of all the bomber escorts in the war. On Sunday, the Air Force clarified that the ...

who served in a segregated WWII unit, and their all-Black 332nd Fighter Group had one of the lowest loss records of all the bomber escorts in the war. On Sunday, the Air Force clarified that the ...

The Pentagon had already been taking steps to comply with Trump’s initial action ... WWII unit, and their all-Black 332nd Fighter Group had one of the lowest loss records of all the bomber ...

Doug never met his father who was a flight engineer on a Lancaster bomber and killed in action in WWII in 1943. Thus, Doug was raised by his mother, Lydia, his supportive grandparents, Will and ...

The advent of the flying bomber changed the nature of warfare. Wars were no longer confined to the immediate battlefield as ...

Largely unheralded in the heat of the moment was the stallion Lancaster Bomber, whose name was inscribed on two of the three Grade 1 races at the meeting. His four-year-old daughter won the ...

Jack Finan didn’t talk much about how he defied death more than 80 years ago, piloting Lancaster bombers on dangerous raids against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. About half of Allied ...