A deteriorating pier significant to the Dambusters raid during the Second World War has received a £10 million lifeline from the National Lottery. Birnbeck Pier will be “brought back from the brink of ...
The world’s most expensive marbles used to plan the Dambusters raid have sold for $19,748. Bouncing-bomb creator Barnes Wallis used the two glass balls in his back garden to calculate trajectory.
Behind the legendary Dambusters raid lay not just the brilliance of Barnes Wallis, but the overlooked genius of Arthur Collins — the man whose accidental discovery made the bouncing bomb possible. As ...
A memorial has been unveiled to commemorate a Dambusters crew who were shot down moments before reaching safety. The Avro Lancaster - flown by Flt Cdr Henry Melvin "Dinghy" Young - was shot down after ...
Dan Snow presents a tribute to WWII's Dambusters raid, as veterans and their families gather to remember the bravery of the 133 men who undertook it.
ONE of the region's best-known photographers, Charles Wood – whose work supported the famous Dambusters raid during the Second World War – ...