World War Two (1939-1945)

FlyPast July 2025

Shturmovik completed for museum display

19th June 2025

Staff at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, were recently pictured with the National Air and Space Museum’s Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, which has been completed within the Chantilly base’s Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar.

Aeroplane June 2025

8th Air Force Me 262 victor flies in Mustang Marinell

28th May 2025

On 11 April, 100-year-old, Minneapolis-Saint Paul-born US Army Air Forces P-51D Mustang pilot Col Joe Peterburs visited Duxford to fly with Isabel Rutland in the back of P-51D 44-13521/G-MRLL Marinell.

Aeroplane June 2025

Cri-Cri airborne at La Ferté-Alais

28th May 2025

Salmson D7 Cri-Cri Major F-AZAB of the Salis family’s Casques de Cuir collection made its maiden flight at La Ferté-Alais with Edmond Salis at the controls on 11 April, following a seven-year restoration. It is the only example flying.

Battle of Britain

LIFE and DEATH in the BATTLE of BRITAIN

22nd May 2025

The diaries of RAF Duxford’s station chaplain provide a memorable...

Battle of Britain

LIFE and DEATH in the BATTLE of BRITAIN

22nd May 2025

The diaries of RAF Duxford’s station chaplain provide a memorable...

Dambusters

Defending Britain's Dams

22nd May 2025

In the wake of Operation ‘Chastise’, fears mounted about the possibility of German retaliation against important British dams

Dambusters

How the Dambusters used Mustangs

22nd May 2025

One of 617’s pair of Mustang IIIs, showing its ‘Malcolm hood’...

Dambusters

How the Dambusters used Mustangs

22nd May 2025

One of 617’s pair of Mustang IIIs, showing its ‘Malcolm hood’...

Avro Lancaster

When the Dambusters targeted the V2

22nd May 2025

As Allied bombers targeted Germany’s V-weapon facilities, No 617 Squadron was in the vanguard — not least when it came to attacks against the V2 bunker at Wizernes, northern France

Avro Lancaster

When the Dambusters targeted the V2

22nd May 2025

As Allied bombers targeted Germany’s V-weapon facilities, No 617 Squadron was in the vanguard — not least when it came to attacks against the V2 bunker at Wizernes, northern France

Dambusters

Defending Britain's Dams

22nd May 2025

In the wake of Operation ‘Chastise’, fears mounted about the possibility of German retaliation against important British dams

Avro Lancaster

Dambusters – How Avro’s Roy Chadwick played a crucial role

22nd May 2025

Without the input of the Avro designer, the dams raid would not — as acknowledged by Barnes Wallis — have been such a success

Avro Lancaster

How the technology and tactics were developed to breach the dams

22nd May 2025

It was the work of many individuals to perfect the technology and the tactics that made the Ruhr dams raid such an audacious success

Avro Lancaster

Dambusters – How Avro’s Roy Chadwick played a crucial role

22nd May 2025

Without the input of the Avro designer, the dams raid would not — as acknowledged by Barnes Wallis — have been such a success

Avro Lancaster

How the technology and tactics were developed to breach the dams

22nd May 2025

It was the work of many individuals to perfect the technology and the tactics that made the Ruhr dams raid such an audacious success

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World War Two (1939-1945)

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