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On this day in 1945, 4 June, Coastal Command ended the longest war campaign of any RAF Command. Coastal Command (‘CC’) arguably failed to receive the attention […]

June 2nd, 1917, over France 8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956 On the ground, fighting on the Western Front had been static since late 1914, with […]

25 years ago the ban on LGBT+ people serving in the British Armed Forces was removed. When in 1967 homosexuality was legalised in British society, at the […]

14 August 1896 – 7 May 1917 Portrait of Captain Albert Ball V.C. Oil on canvas Artist Noel Denholm Davis (1876-1950) (Nottingham City Museums and Galleries NCM_1990-624) […]

Exodus Chapter 16, v2-4, NIV: ‘In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, ‘If only we had died by […]

26 September 1887 – 27 April 1915 April 26th 1915, over France Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse has the distinction of being the first aviator to be awarded the Victoria […]

25 years ago the ban on LGBT+ people serving in the British Armed Forces was removed. When in 1967 homosexuality was legalised in British society, at the […]

28 March 1895 – 9 July 1918 April 2, 1918,Over France Captain McCudden’s Victoria Cross is exceptional as it was awarded, not for one particular event of […]

3 December 1897 – 14 May 1968 March 30, 1918, over Italy Lieutenant Jerrard has the distinction of being the only member of the RFC/RAF to have […]

20 April 1899 – 9 November 1918 27 March 1918, over France After 3 years of static trench warfare, on 21 March 1918 the Great War became […]

4 April 1894 – 2 November 1961 March 20, 1917, over Palestine In the Middle East, Britain was fighting German and Turkish forces over a wide area, […]

Carl Austin-Behan 25 years ago the ban on LGBT+ people serving in the British Armed Forces was removed. When in 1967 homosexuality was legalised in British society, […]

8 June 1919 – 29 March 1943 Newton in flying kit (RAF Museum PC/76/23/5) As well as providing thousands of airmen to the RAF to fight in […]

25 years ago the ban on LGBT+ people serving in the British Armed Forces was removed. When in 1967 homosexuality was legalised in British society, at the […]

This day in 1945, 4 – 11 February: Yalta ‘Big Three’ Conference ‘Big Three’ at Yalta: Prime Minister Churchill; President Roosevelt; Premier Stalin. Air Chief Marshal Portal […]

25 years today, the ban on LGBT+ people serving in the British Armed Forces was removed. When in 1967 homosexuality was legalised in British society, at the […]

Serjeant Thomas Mottershead (1396) VC, Royal Flying Corps 17 January 1892 – 12 January 1917 On the ground, fighting on the Western Front had been static since […]

December 23, 1944, over Germany Acting Squadron Leader Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer (115772) VC DFC*, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 7 July 1920 – 23 December 1944 […]

December 9, 1941, over Malaya Squadron Leader Arthur Stewart King Scarf (37693) VC, Royal Air Force 14 June 1913 – 9 December 1941 In late 1941, Britain’s […]

December 4, 1942 over Tunisia, North African Desert Acting Wing Commander Hugh Gordon Malcolm (33322) VC Royal Air Force, 2 May 1917 – 4 December, 1942 Over […]