Why Was The UK's Fairey Battle Called A "Flying Coffin"?
This aircraft, the Fairey Battle, a British-made bomber, became known during the war as the “Flying Coffin,” and is remembered to this day by many World War II veterans by this name. In this article, ...
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WWII Bombers: The Aircraft That Shaped the War
Bombers took on different roles during World War II, depending on size, but many were multi-role aircraft. True “heavies” like the B-17, Lancaster, or the B-29 had strategic roles, bombing strategic ...
Explosive found by bomb squad in Lancaster; 'live ordinance' deemed 'not a threat'
A "suspicious object" found in a Lancaster garage on Tuesday was determined to be a military explosive, according to the bomb ...
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Mission accomplished: Legendary Lancaster bomber pilot Jack Finan dies at 105
piloting Lancaster bombers on dangerous raids against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. About half of Allied bomb crews returned from missions safely. He tried not thinking about the airmen ...
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Former Lancaster County township employee allegedly made bomb threat, threatened staff
A former township employee in Lancaster County is accused of threatening a township official, calling in a bomb threat, and threatening to poison the water at ...
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Remarkable women of WW2 to be celebrated
Lettice Curtis was the first woman to fly and deliver operations in a Lancaster bomber Another of the statues commemorates Lettice Curtis, who was the first woman to fly and deliver operations in ...
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Pentagon Flags WWII Plane That Nuked Japan as Woke
the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II. Thinking individuals will be unsurprised to learn that the Enola Gay was not actually named ...
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Enola Gay: Huge uproar as WWII bomber suffers Trump's DEI purge for its ‘last’ name
and inclusion (DEI), including images of “Enola Gay,” the B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. Enola Gay was named after pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets Jr's mother ...
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‘Really huge’ unexploded WWII bomb found outside Paris triggers major rail disruption
Trains to and from Paris were heavily disrupted following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb early on Friday near the world’s third-busiest train station. Almost 500 trains were ...
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Pics of WWII Bomber Flagged For Removal Under Pete Hegseth’s ‘DEI’ Purge — Because ‘Gay’ Is in Its Name
and even photos of World War II Hiroshima bomber Enola Gay, have been flagged for deletion. Tens of thousands of photos and online posts were listed in what appears to be a preliminary list of ...
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Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France
The device was found close to where dozens of Olympic events were held. LONDON -- Eurostar trains to London, including all trains heading to northern France, stopped abruptly on Friday morning ...