who was the first woman to fly and deliver operations in a Lancaster bomber. As a pilot with the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) between 1940 and 1945, Ms Curtis was said to have flown "13 ...

The Lancaster Bomber carried out daring missions ... However the mission became legendary and was a great boost to British morale. On 17 and 18 August 1943, they took part in ‘Operation Hydra ...

The Lancaster carried out the lion’s share of the British portion of the Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO) that ended up laying ...

It needs them. Flight puts the fully loaded weight of the B-29 at between 50 and 60 tons—about twice the weight of a Fortress or British Lancaster. Like all American bombers, the Superfortress ...

While the British boast a perfect record in world ... The Spitfire fighter and the Lancaster bomber ruled the skies throughout World War II. The Harrier Jump Jet served at sea honorably for ...

But to 93-year-old Beryl West, it was priceless. The metal came from a British Lancaster bomber shot down in 1944, with her older brother aboard. Beryl West holds a piece of scrap metal from a ...

Later and larger versions were designed to be dropped from a variety of aircraft including Lancaster bombers ... stated are not those of the BBC or the British Museum. The BBC is not responsible ...

It had been 50 years since two Avro Lancaster bombers flew side by side The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museums Avro Lancaster VeRA flew from Hamilton Ontario to meet her British counterpart ...

Women who played vital roles during World War Two are to be celebrated in an exhibition at the International Bomber Command ...