The secret RAF base which foiled the Nazis
The ‘Beambender’ was a vital WW2 RAF unit designed to foil Nazi bombing raids. Slightly north of Coalville in the ...
The former WW2 RAF base with crumbling buildings once used to launch bombers
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Doomed WWII RAF Mosquito's engine restored for new memorial to our flying heroes
For years one of the engines of an RAF Mosquito reconnaissance spy plane has lain on the Welsh hillside where it crashed - ...
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The former WW2 RAF base on the Cambridgeshire border now one of UK's busiest airports
It might seem hard to imagine now, with duty-free shops and modern passenger jets on the tarmac, but the airport's original use was as an RAF base in WW2. It was built in August 1942 by American ...
The abandoned Essex RAF base that was once crucial in WWII
The case was brought by Florence and Peter Fanning, from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. From a crumbling pill box in the UK ...
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‘Forever chemical’ hotspots revealed to include RAF bases and airports
Documents from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) show that some of the highest concentrations of the chemicals can be found in RAF bases across the UK. Groundwater samples from RAF Benson in South ...
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RAF Scampton: Historians pen letter against WW2 airfield migrant plan
Historian James Holland said RAF Scampton was one of the richest places ... opposing plans to house asylum seekers at a historic air base. Earlier this month, West Lindsey District Council ...
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The former WW2 RAF base with crumbling buildings once used to launch bombers
The base was known for its long runway, nearly 2km in length, which during the war led to the closure of Church Road to Huntingdon as planes frequently flew low over the route. READ MORE: The RAF ...