Step inside the iconic Avro Lancaster and Boeing B-17 and explore their legendary roles in World War II. From bomb load ...

After Argentina seized the Falklands in April 1982, the British began planning to retake them. Planning was complicated by the vast distances between the Falklands and British bases. So the British ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The strategic bomber offensive over Europe pitted some of the world’s most advanced bombers against some of its most advanced fighters. When war broke out in September ...

When war broke out in September 1939, none of the combatants were prepared to fight in the way that they wanted. The British lacked the heavy bombers that interwar doctrine suggested that would be ...

Germany invades Poland, leading Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany. May 15, 1940 In the first large scale “bombing war,” Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) bombs the Ruhr area of ...

The ocean is mysteriously tied to aviation, as so many aircraft were lost at the bottom of it throughout history. Once in a while, the deepest waters will bring back to the surface another piece of ...