A Greek fisherman in Heraklion, Crete was faced with an unprecedented sight when he discovered parts of a WWII plane in his ...
Captain Will was enthralled by stories his late grandfather told him of service in the Second World War – such as watching an air raid by Junkers dive-bombers attacking the naval base at Rosyth ...
The Commanding Officer of the Royal Navy flagship is celebrating his family serving in the force for 100 years. Captain Will Blackett, born in Portsmouth and Commanding Officer of HMS Prince of ...
The captain of Britain’s biggest warship raised an emotional toast to his family this week as they marked 100 years’ ...
Will was enthralled by stories his late grandfather told him of service in WW2 – such as watching an air raid by Junkers dive-bombers attacking the naval base at Rosyth from a train stopped on the ...
However, also in common with its Heinkel counterpart, the Junkers bomber crews paid a terrible price in the skies over Britain; between July and October 1940, 303 of these planes were sent ...
What can be said about these iconic warbirds that hasn’t already been said? Let us tell you. As was the case with torpedo bombers, the heyday of the dive bomber did not last beyond World War II. But ...
The Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903, and a decade later, the first bomber took to the skies, a biplane that carried a dozen 10 lb. bombs. By World War II, bombers became some of the most ...