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Flying Officer Lyle Whitham was one of eight crew members who died in the crash A woman has described visiting the site where her uncle died in a plane crash during World War Two as "overwhelming ...
This 2.5-hour London WW2 tour focuses on East London and the Square Mile, around St. Paul's Cathedral, one of the most heavily bombed during the war. It's the perfect counterpart to our Churchill War ...
When the Cornish Pirates recently commemorated the events of VE Day during the afternoon of their match against Hartpury, a special guest of honour was 98-year-old WW2 veteran Ron Hand from Penzance.
Players: Allies in Boulogne: principally 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards; 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards; 275 Battery, 69th Battalion, Anti-Tank Regiment. Allies in Calais: 3rd Battalion, Royal Tank ...
ROME, May 20 (Reuters) - Italy and the U.S. signed a memorandum to improve recovery operations for American military personnel who went missing in action in World War Two and were never accounted ...
A World War 2 survivor has revealed her unusual Swiss secret elixir to long life - as she celebrates her 100th birthday. Ruth Johnson, 100, celebrated her milestone by raising a glass of red wine ...
"I thought all the Nazis ran away to Argentina." That line in the 2024 film "The Holdovers" got "a big laugh in cinemas in Buenos Aires", said Sam Meadows in The Spectator. Audiences recognised ...
China is reportedly aiding Bangladesh in reviving an old World War II airbase at Lalmonirhat, just 12-15 kilometres from the Indian border. The airfield, currently controlled by the Bangladesh Air ...
According to media reports, the veteran soldier worked in the US Army Air Corps during WW2 before working for the US Postal Service. He had three children with his late wife Thelma Lee ...
Donald Trump's attempts to deport more people from the US using a law first made in the 18th century have been knocked back by the Supreme Court. Back in March, Trump deported a number of people ...