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Aircrew identified from B eaufort wreck

The names of two wartime Royal Australian Air Force officers...

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Restoring a British giant

Although long left to the elements, the Tank Museum’s FV4005...

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WPC 128-423

THE DEATH OF BERTHA GLEGHORN Days after D-Day, Bertha Gleghorn...

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BLASTING THE BIG GUNS

Bomber Command (reluctantly) commits to invasion preparations...

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AEROMEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Dakotas and converted bombers rush the wounded to urgent care...

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Asurprise return?

HMS AMBUSCADE A Type 21 frigate could become the star attraction...

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Military History with Pere and Gary

No.27 Colonel Fred Burnaby was a Household Cavalry officer and...

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R AF unveils Typhoon with herit age stripes

SGT NICHOLAS EGAN RAF/MOD The Typhoon Display Team’s FGR.4,...

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WWI NURSING MEDALS DON’T FANY ABOUT

A medal group awarded to a First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)...

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ARMY MUSEUM HALIFA X CITADEL

Collections Alex Bowers visits the Army Museum at Halifax Citadel...

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THE ‘CHANNEL STOP’

Antiquated biplanes tackle fast-boat raiders and mask the big...

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OVER THE TOP

Hundreds of Spitfires spring into action During 453...

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Normandy: The Sailors’ Story

A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France ...

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Anomalies delay Kent ‘bombship’ works

Long-awaited work to stabilise the SS Richard Montgomery has...

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The long patrol

I enjoyed the recent coverage about the Royal Navy Submarine...

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THE AIR UMBRELLA

D-DAY: 80 YEARS ON More than 12,000 aircraft of all types were...

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JUNO JUGGERNAUT

The contributions of one Commonwealth partner in particular were...

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BITTER AND BLOODY

Stephen Fisher outlines No.4 Commando’s efforts to take Ouistreham...

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‘WISH YOU WERE HERE!’

Sent in their millions, the humble wartime postcard was a source...

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New medal to broaden ser vice recognition

The Ministry of Defence has unveiled a new medal recognising...

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‘MIR ACLE’ BOMB DISPOSAL GC HITS TARGET

The George Cross awarded to a RNVR officer who survived the detonation...

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IMAGE of WAR

The last three-funnelled cruiser Somewhere in the Mediterranean...

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DECEIVING THE ENEMY

Specialist aircraft spoof radars and eavesdrop on German communications...

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GUARDIANS OF THE ARMADA

Sharp-eyed Canadians provide nocturnal overwatch As...

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LETTER FROM MESOPOTAMIA

THE SIEGE OF KUFA The 1920 insurrection in Mesopotamia saw many...

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Inside Your Magazine

Next MonthJuly 2024, Issue 207 On sale 27th June Our...

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Two D-Day veterans pass weeks before anniversary

Two British Army veterans, Derek Farrant and Dr Norman Rose,...

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Debrief

We used Google Trends to find six common questions on D-Day…...

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OVERLOAD UNLEASHED

Parisians were sitting for breakfast, Londoners were waking and...

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KEEPING BACK THE WOLVES

Coastal Command maintains a close watch from a distance ...