In 2003 and 2013 thousands watched a vintage Lancaster fly over the British reservoirs that were the testing ground for the famous Dambuster raids of the Second World War. The flypasts were staged to ...

Amid the euphoria that followed the Dambusters raid in May 1943 was the sober realisation that the RAF had paid a high price. Fifty three airmen were killed, among them most of Charlie Crew.

FLASHING through the sky above the Dambusters’ famed HQ, the Red Arrows are a reminder of RAF Scampton’s unique place in aviation history. It was from this Lincolnshire airfield that 617 Squadron ...

The family of an RAF tail gunner who took part in the Second World War's famous Dambusters raid are selling his gallantry medals at auction for £60,000 after finding them in a box. Flight Lieutenant ...

A dog named after the inventor of the bouncing bomb surprised his owner after uncovering a stash of seven bombs on a seaside walk. Barnes Wallis the black lab, named after the inventor whose bouncing ...

Tuesday marks 80 years since a now-famous raid struck the heart of Germany's operations during World War II. But at the time, the mission was so secretive that even the crews weren't told their ...

The last surviving pilot of the RAF’s legendary “Dambusters” bomber squadron has died in his native New Zealand at the age of 96. “Our New Zealand Bomber Command Association Patron, and well known ...

Operation Chastise, as the Dambusters’ May 1943 bouncing bomb attack on the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams was officially called, was a heroic example of precision bombing by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It ...

Flt Sgt William Hatton (left), Sgt Wilfred Ibbotson (centre) and pilot officer Cyril Anderson (right) took part in the raids A memorial service is due to be held later to commemorate three Wakefield ...

Radio 2 is proud to commemorate the Dambusters 70th anniversary with a truly memorable day of programming, culminating in a special Friday Night Is Music Night at Biggin Hill.” — Bob Shennan, ...

The celebrated operation in May 1943 to destroy dams in the industrial heartland of Germany using revolutionary bouncing bombs was still fresh in the memory. Apart from the damage to the Nazi war ...

It has gone down in history as one of the world's most daring bombing raids – a feat of engineering matched only in complexity by the sheer bravery of the pilots who carried it out. But while the ...