Biplanes Against the German Fleet
Eugene Esmonde led an almost suicidal mission against heavily...
Eugene Esmonde
The Dambusting VC
Perhaps the most famous of all aviating VC holders, Guy Gibson...
Guy Gibson
The Last Survivor
At the time of writing former RAF Coastal Command pilot John...
John Cruickshank
Recognising the Gallant Few
It is now more than 70 years since a Victoria Cross was last...
The Legacy of the Brave
The Youngest Hero
When John Hannah was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1940 he was...
John Hannah
Heroism in ‘D for Dog’
Leslie Manser sacrificed his own life to save those of his crew...
Leslie Manser
Record Breaking Medal
When Bill Reid’s VC was sold at auction in 2009 it fetched...
William Reid
Transport Command’s VC
RAF Transport Command’s only VC recipient lost his life in...
David Lord
Joint Recipients of the RAF’s First VCs of World War Two
The first two Victoria Crosses of World War Two were awarded...
Donald Garland & Thomas Gray
The Wing Walking VC
James Ward
Australia’s Only Pacific VC Winner
Bill Newton was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions flying...
Bill Newton
Selfless Bravery to Save a Trapped Colleague
Canadian born Andrew Mynarski was the first of three Canadian...
Andrew Mynarski
South Africa’s VC
The only South African pilot to receive a VC during World War...
Edwin Swales
Fighter Command’s Lone VC
Although 32 Victoria Crosses were awarded to RAF airmen during...
Eric ‘James’ Nicolson
Long Distance Bomber
John Nettleton was awarded the VC for leading an attack on the...
John Nettleton
Recommended by the Enemy
Lloyd Trigg’s award is unique, as it was awarded on evidence...
Lloyd Trigg
The First Pathfinder VC
Although a bomber crew’s ‘tour’ was 30 operational sorties,...
Ian Bazalgette
Veteran’s Sea Chest Returns to HMS Warrior
Tin Chest Donated After Relative Discovered Connection A...
Stood at the GATES OF HELL
On February 12 1942 three warships of the German fleet, the battleships...
DRAWING IN THE WAKE OF THE BOMBERS
Phil Jarman looks at the role of key artists during the Second...
John Piper
Sandford’s Finest
After surviving one of the worst disasters in British submarine...
Steve Snelling
1000 BOMBER RAID
IN MAY 1942, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE’S UNPRECEDENTED AND REMARKABLE...
COMPILED STEVE DARLOW
