Skip to content

World War Two

An old colourised photograph of the Spitfire AA810 stationed at Wick in Scotland.

Museum display marks efforts of 'spies in the sky'

A fuselage of a Spitfire is on display at The Spitfire and Hurricane Museum in Manston.

Two men, wearing life jackets, are standing on a dock. The one on the left, balding with a red beard, is smiling and holding a case containing a medal. There is another medal on a ribbon around his neck. The other man has short grey hair and is wearing spectacles. Behind them there are two men on a small boat, and a larger craft behind them.

Historic ship visit 'a poignant reminder'

The S/S Hestmanden, which served as a World War Two convoy vessel, will be berthed on the Tyne.

A bald man with glasses and a navy quarter-zip standing next to a shorter man with short white hair wearing a blue and white chequered shirt.

Man reunited with father's wartime documents

Sandy Rodger, from Rye, now has his father's documents after they were found in a desk in Scotland.

Tiger Moth N6635 on a lorry trailer. t has a grey body with a bright yellow underbelly but its two wings are missing. It has 25 and N-6635 written on its side. Behind it can be seen a field and sky.

Tiger moth finds new home at WW2 airfield museum

The biplane has been "top of our wanted list of exhibits", says the museum's trustee.

A Lancaster bomber aircraft flying in a cloudy sky. Its wings have two propellers each and the aircraft is black with the word AROL in red lettering on the side.

The boy who built a WW2 bomber sees it fly again

A Lancaster bomber built in Flintshire in 1945 will return to the factory where it was created.

Two men, one sitting in a chair and one kneeling next to it. The man in the chair, Mr Kennett, has short white hair and black glasses. He is wearing a light blue shirt and black tank top and is holding two bunches of flowers. The man next to him also has short white hair and glasses. He is wearing a black jacket with a military patch on its breast, a white shirt and blue, maroon and white tie.

Veteran reunited with cadet 50 years on

Alan Kennett has been surprised by a former cadet and RAF band for his 101st birthday in Lichfield.

A crowd of people, including military personnel and local scout groups, standing around a drumhead made up of several military drums and flags

New memorial for soldiers killed in D-Day training

The plaque remembers 22 soldiers who died when boxes of grenades exploded at Dymchurch Beach.

Black-and-white archive image of an airman in uniform. He is young and is wearing a cap bearing an emblem.

Family visit to WW2 crash site 'overwhelming'

Carolyn Runstedler, 80, travelled 3,000 miles from Canada to see the place where her uncle died.

Scenic rural landscape with green fields, scattered trees, and several houses in the background. Two horses graze in a field on the right, while the foreground is framed by leafy branches. The sky is blue with scattered clouds.

Contractor found for unexploded WW2 bombs survey

A contractor has been chosen to inspect fields at Route Isabelle with works to begin in early June.