Called to the skies in their youth, they crossed into a realm of fire and fear, endured unthinkable trials, and returned changed – unseen heroes…
Author: Steve Darlow
One of the most interesting aspects of Bomber Command’s operations in the summer of 1944 was the increasing number of daylight operations. After years of…
One the aircrews that features in my book ‘D-Day Bomber’s’ is that of mid-upper gunner Ferdinand Slevar. Eighty-one years ago tonight, 12/13 June 1944, in…
Here’s the first of a new series we’re launching through Fighting High Publishing called ‘Voices of the Air War’. Short audio and video snippets from…
Remembering today RAF pilot Trevor Hordley and all those who lost their lives with Bomber Command countering the German V-weapons. Overnight, 80 years ago, Bomber…
For the Bomber Command Act of Remembrance Service on 30 June 2024 at the Bomber Command Memorial, The Green Park, London, I was asked to…
Don’t forget the bomber boys. Last night, 80 years ago, Bomber Command carried out a mass attack against German V1 flying bomb launch sites in…
One of the least recognised contributions by Bomber Command to Operation Overlord and the success of the D-Day landings was the arming of the French…
Tuesday 26th March 2024 An early start, and pretty much alone as I walk the Eder Dam. Except for a sound that has accompanied me…
Monday 25th March 2024 On the outskirts of Nordhausen there is a small memorial at the side of the road, in an industrial estate. It…