The crew of a World War II Royal Air Force Lancaster have been ... 75 years ago the men of Lancaster JB701 were on one of 12 aircraft from 49 Squadron who took off bound for a bombing raid over ...

An RAF war hero will be laid to rest more than 70 years after he lost his life fighting behind Nazi lines. Flight engineer George Smith, 25, was shot down with his Lancaster Bomber crew over ...

He joined the RAF in early 1940 ... In June 1942 he teamed up with Fawke and they joined No 49 Squadron, which was re-equipping with the Lancaster. They attacked targets in the Ruhr, and on ...

The lifespan of a typical airman in 101 Squadron was just a handful of sorties. Their Lancaster Bombers were ... he went next door and joined the RAF instead. He was only 18 when he earned his ...

A.H.Howell, Sgt. R. Stewart My Father Aubrey Howell was a Lancaster Bomber Pilot during the war and has written an account of his time with RAF 115 Squadron during 1943-44. I have entered this ...

One of only two airworthy Lancaster bombers in the world which regularly flies from RAF ConingsbyDuring the Second World War, there were 49 airfields ... W of 'The Ton'(100 Squadron) on her ...

It took off in honour of RAF Squadron Leader Henry Maudslay, whose Lancaster was shot down after attacking the Eder Dam during the legendary mission in March 1943, with the loss of his six-man crew.

As part of the route, the BBMF Lancaster will take off from RAF Coningsby ... saw eight Lancasters shot down and 53 airmen killed. Squadron Leader Mark Sugden, Officer Commanding the BBMF said ...

The fete is also a stand from the RAF Association ... when the Lancaster flies over. The village lost four people in the second world war, shot down in Lancaster Bombers. Sqn Ldr Henry Maudslay ...