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Spitfire's maiden flight honoured at Duxford airshow

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (477+ words) The great-nephew of the man behind the Spitfire has said he was a "genius who designed the most beautiful aircraft ever built". Julian Mitchell said, during a visit to the Battle of Britain Air Show at IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire, that…...

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World War Two veterans fly in Spitfires above Kent for first time

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (440+ words) Three World War Two veterans have fulfilled a long-held ambition by flying in Spitfires for the first time. The former servicemen took to the skies above Kent from the heritage hangar at London's Biggin Hill Airport on Thursday watched by…...

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Hull man cleans war memorials in memory of D-Day soldier grandad

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (475+ words) The grandson of a World War Two soldier who stormed a French beach on D-Day says it has been a pleasure cleaning two city centre memorials. Joel Haigh, 36, from Fresh Memory Headstone Cleaning and Restoration Service, was hired by Hull…...

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Inspirational blind boy, 11, praised for 'bringing Dunkirk spirit to life"

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (474+ words) A blind schoolboy has been praised in the House of Commons for creating a multi-sensory World War Two exhibition to honour the spirit of Dunkirk. Ben from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, put a display together as part of a school research…...

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Ceremonies mark 110th anniversary of 'the day Sussex died"

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (350+ words) Ceremonies are set to be held marking the 110th anniversary of the "day Sussex died". A service at Brighton War Memorial will commemorate the World War One Battle of the Boar's Head, which was fought on 30 June 1916 as a diversion ahead…...

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Queen praises Suffolk-based author of untold WW2 stories

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (520+ words) Queen Camilla has praised the author of a new book aimed at educating children about the untold sacrifices made during World War Two. Victoria Panton Bacon, from Suffolk, created a book called Their Second World War, aimed at eight to…...

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Basildon Army medic honoured for raising awareness of PTSD

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (346+ words) An Army veteran who lived with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for 17 years has received a national award for his mental health campaign work. Kevin Russell, from Basildon, Essex, joined the Army aged 21 and served as a medic for five years,…...

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'Alderney Homecoming more important than liberation'

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (540+ words) The return of islanders to Alderney following the German Occupation is more important to islanders than the liberation of the island says one local historian. Almost all civilians were evacuated in 1940 ahead of the German Occupation - when the island was…...

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Sheffield sculpture honours fallen soldiers of WWI

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (500+ words) A sculpture honouring the 270 men from Sheffield who were killed in the Battle of the Somme in World War One has been created by an artist from the city. Sam Sherborne's memorial piece depicts each one of the soldiers from…...

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WW2 Home Guard soldiers not 'old duffers', says Suffolk historian

11+ mon, 2+ day ago   (795+ words) A collection of World War Two Home Guard papers reveals the volunteer force was not "a load of duffers" but highly skilled soldiers, according to a historian. The Home Guard was established in May 1940 as a last line of defence…...