At RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire two Lancaster Bombers took to the skies
yesterday for the first formation flight of this aircraft type since
the 1960s. The Lancaster “Thumper”, which is... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
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Although 7,377 Lancaster aircraft were produced between 1941 and 1946,
only two remain airworthy. One (a Mk 1 nicknamed ‘Thumper’) is
maintained by the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A Second World War rear gunner, whose funeral was set to be a quiet
affair with only a few mourners, has now had a send off more fitting of a
RAF hero’s, thanks to the Halton trainees of Logistics and Supply
Training Sqn. Walter Edwards... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The last two Lancaster bombers still flying in the world will come
together in a series of events this summer, in a meeting unlikely to
happen ever again. The Canadian Lancaster will join the only other
airworthy Lancaster in the world... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Young actors from the University of Lincoln School of Performing Arts
have staged a moving tribute to the original Dambusters at RAF Scampton.
Seventy years after the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Red Arrows will lead the display of military aircraft past and
present in the skies over Nottingham on 29 Jun 13 for Armed Forces Day.
Performing in their... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving took place at Lincoln
Cathedral Friday, 17th May to remember and honour the lives of those who
served on No 617 Squadron, better known as the “Dambusters”, on the
70th anniversary of the Squadron’s momentous raid on the Ruhr valley
dams of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Royal Air Force's Memorial Flight Lancaster Bomber and 2 Spitfires,
as well as 2 Tornado GR4's from the current 617 Sqn flew over the sunset
ceremony at RAF Scampton marking the 70th Anniversary of the WWII Dams
Raid of 1943. On the 16th May 1943... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Historian and television presenter Dan Snow was given the rare privilege
of flying in the RAF’s Memorial Flight Lancaster bomber over the
Derwent Reservoir on a special flight to commemorate the 70th
anniversary of the “Dambuster” raid. On the 16th May, 1943 the RAF’s
617 Sqn launched... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
To see the BBC coverage of the flypast and to see the footage - Click here. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Dambusters Salute. In the Air. BY KIND PERSMISSION OF SEVERN TRENT WATER
the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and 617 Sqn are planning to
carry out a flypast on Thu 16 May over the iconic twin towers of the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF PR team interview OC 617 Sqn on the eve of the Dambusters
commemoration. Wg Cdr David Arthurton, 40, originally from Harrogate,
now living in Elgin. How do you feel, being the leader of such an
illustrious Sqn? "Leader of the Dambusters Raid, Wing Commander Guy
Gibson, seen with... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
For a 24 hr period - Thursday 16th
and Friday 17th May the BBC will broadcast a number of programmes across
radio and television commemorating the 70th anniversary of one of the
most spectacular air raids of World War Two. The package features... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF PR Team shared a cup of tea with Mary Stopes-Roe, born Mary
Wallis, the daughter of Barnes Wallis and were invited to explore her
attic room full of memories at the family home in Effingham, Surrey. The
team asked Mary about... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF will for the first time transmit on Twitter the original
wireless telegraphy signals of the famous Second World War "Dambuster"
air raid on the Ruhr valley dams. On the 70th anniversary of the raid,
Thursday, 16th May, the tweets, which will substitute the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Flt Lt Loz Rushmere of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight spoke
to Chris Evans on his Radio 2 breakfast show (25 Apr 13) about the plan
to take Chris for a flight in the Lancaster on 17 May, when the aircraft
will be flying in... More information If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF BBMF Lancaster, PA474, has taken on a new identity as 617 Sqn Lancaster B1, DV385, 'Thumper Mk III'. The nose art features the cartoon rabbit – from ‘Bambi’ – holding a foaming pint of beer. Wg Cdr John Bell DFC, the bomb aimer on Bob Knights' crew with both 619 and 617 Sqn has been invited to see the aircraft, he said: “I am shaking with excitement at this news that my old warhorse is reincarnated...More information »
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Although 7,377 Lancaster aircraft were produced between 1941 and 1946,
only two remain airworthy. One (a Mk 1 nicknamed ‘Thumper’) is
maintained by the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
