'Like Finding A Christmas Present From A Forgotten Era': WW2 RAF Uniform Parcel Opened After 70 Years
The RAF jacket and trousers, found in Staffordshire, were wrapped in newspaper dated 1951.
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D-Day Operation Pluto As Told By A D-Day Veteran
How an oil pipeline ensured allied victory in World War Two
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History Bunny Island: Japan and Chemical Weapons
How Japan's most secretive and deadly island turned into the cutest.
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WWII Tomahawk Warrior – How A WW2 Bomber Crash Left A Lifetime Memory
The tragic story of how a B-17 crash had a profound impact on those who witnessed it.
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RAF In Pictures: RAF Typhoon Display Team Honours Battle Of Britain Anniversary
The Typhoons were retracing the footsteps of the heroic Battle of Britain pilots, known as "The Few".
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Naval History HMS Argus – The First Aircraft Carrier
How early naval aviation led first to seaplanes and then aircraft carriers.
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Long Reads Marathon And The Military – The Battle Behind The Famous Race
Learn the military history of the well-known running event.
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Veterans Spitfires And War Stories: Historic Aircraft Fly Once More For WW2 Veterans
Biggin Hill airfield welcomed 11 veterans to watch some of the aircraft they once flew.
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WWII Maps: Would History Even Exist Without Them?
Across millennia, military planners have depended on maps.
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Royal Marines Know Your Navy – The Royal Marines
An overview of the Royal Marines and the equipment they use.
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History Reporting From Hell: The Journalists Who Witnessed The D-Day Landings First-Hand
The civilians who risked their lives to bring the brutal truth of war to the Homefront
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History Tea And Medals Podcast: For Gallantry
BFBS podcast unpacks the history behind the George Cross.
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History Was This The Shortest Ever War In Military History?
The conflict is thought to have lasted as little as 38 minutes or as long as 45...
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History Tea And Medals Podcast: The DFC-Winning Brothers Killed Hours Apart In WW2
The BFBS podcast takes to the Battle of Britain skies in the latest episode.
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History Lusitania: Act Of Barbarity Or Legitimate Enemy Target?
The Cunard ship was sunk off the coast of Ireland in 1915 by a German torpedo. But was the ship carrying something other than passengers?
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History The WW1 Factory Train That's Transporting People 104 Years Later
The train may be old and quaint but it comes from a dark time in British history when it was used to move materials for weapon production.