D-Day pilot Richard Heyman, who died at 101, was posthumously awarded France's highest honor for his WWII service.

This video traces the unlikely origins of the lava lamp, from a postwar English pub to global pop culture icon. Inventor Edward Craven Walker, a former RAF pilot and unconventional entrepreneur, ...

The Gloster Meteor, Britain’s first operational jet fighter, was developed under strict secrecy during the Second World War.

The Supermarine Spitfire is a common sight at heritage aircraft shows in the UK, Australia, and the United States, and is one ...

For 50 years David Carrigan has been fascinated by a World War II US Air Force machete he found in the family's shearing shed. After some research he discovered it likely belonged to a former NSW ...

As a result, England has many very old churches. Many of them date back to the medieval period, such as the solitary church that now belongs to the Anglican Church: St. Mary's Chapel in Lead, located ...

In 1941 during World War II, British fighter pilots were losing dogfights because their engines cut out mid-dive. German ...

For 50 years David Carrigan has been fascinated by a World War II US Air Force machete he found in the family's shearing shed ...

A dramatic Cold War moment saw US President Harry Truman halt Britain’s planned bombing of Tel Aviv in 1949, preventing a major escalation between Western allies during the Arab-Israeli war.

Harry received a record of his service history, in recognition of his outstanding service to Bomber Command, the wider Royal Air Force and commercial aviation.

On foggy nights during World War Two, runways were lit with fire to help guide bombers home. For thousands of RAF pilots, the system – known as FIDO – meant survival. Colin Bell, 104, said it saved ...