Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

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Eighty years after World War II, Gov. Jim Pillen created a medal to honor living veterans of the war. This week he visited ...

A museum is trying to raise £58k in less than three weeks on behalf of "the nation" - to stop a collection of Battle of ...

A museum hopes to raise £58k in less than three weeks on behalf of "the nation" - to stop a collection of war medals from ...

KIND-HEARTED residents across Colchester are being asked to help make a Second World War veteran's 101st birthday extra ...

A plaque commemorating Tommy the pigeon was unveiled at Dalton’s leisure centre in 1995. Pictured are Dalton mayor Ann Coward (left), helped by Joyce Higgin, whose father owned the pigeon (Image: ...

Clifton Aerodrome was opened as a Civil Airport in 1936, but although an air taxi service was operated, there were no scheduled flights. However, in 1937 it was mentioned in several newspapers for the ...

EXCLUSIVE: British veterans eagerly competing for Team UK in Canada say it's more than just a competition but about the ...

The final personal diary of Squadron Leader Patrick Gifford, who was shot down in May 1940, has also been found.

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.

Tommy was taking part in a race from Dorset to Cumbria in 1942 when he was completely blown off course in a storm and ended up in Nazi-occupied Holland, ...