Norwich Blitz: German Reprisal Raid Devastates City
Norwich Blitz: The destructive German raid on Norwich in 1942 hit large areas of the city, though the cathedral survived the reprisal attack.
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RAF Strategic Air Command Cooperation in the Cold War
How the RAF worked with US Strategic Air Command from 1948 to 1965: B-29s at RAF bases, Washington bombers, 60 Thor missiles, coordinated nuclear targeting and the bases dispute.
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Sergeant Norman Cyril Jackson VC and the Burning Lancaster
Sergeant N. C. Jackson earned the Victoria Cross after climbing onto the wing of a burning Lancaster over Germany in 1944.
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RAF Cold War QRA and Britain’s Nuclear Deterrent Role
How RAF Quick Reaction Alert kept the V-force ready to launch and sustained Britain’s airborne nuclear deterrent in the Cold War.
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RAF Air Control in Iraq: Loudspeakers and Leaflet Drops
How RAF aircraft used loudspeakers and leaflet drops in Iraq in 1932 to support government forces and apply inter-war air control.
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RAF Airborne Early Warning: Shackleton, Sentry and E-7
How RAF airborne early warning went from the Shackleton AEW.2 and the cancelled Nimrod AEW.3 to the E-3D Sentry and the E-7 Wedgetail, which arrived at Lossiemouth in May 2026.
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Panavia Tornado GR1 in RAF Gulf War Operations, 1991
How the Panavia Tornado GR1 flew RAF strike missions in Operation Granby, from risky low-level attacks to medium-altitude precision bombing.
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Baedeker Raids Open with the Bombing of Exeter in 1942
Exeter was among the first cities hit in the 1942 Baedeker raids, retaliatory Luftwaffe attacks aimed at Britain’s historic urban centres.
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RAF Coastal Convoy Patrols in the Second World War
How RAF Coastal Command convoy patrols protected Atlantic and coastal shipping in the Second World War, with Liberators, flying boats, radar and the Leigh Light.
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S for Sugar Flies Its Final Mission with Bomber Command
Lancaster R5868 ‘S for Sugar’ flew its 137th and final operation in 1945 before becoming one of the RAF’s most powerful surviving relics.
