Current members of a US squadron, that flew from a UK air base on D-day, have climbed aboard one its wartime aircraft, as it undergoes restoration. The C47 transport plane, nicknamed “Night Fright,” was bound for the scrapyard in Arkansas when it was bought by the family who own its former RAF Membury wartime base … Read more
When RAF pilot Ted Hall had to bail out of his Spitfire near Hailsham he never would have expected the wreckage to be preserved and the Rolls-Royce engine displayed in a museum 80 years later. Mr Hall was on a mission over the English Channel in 1942 when oil started “spewing from the engine” and … Read more
A man evacuated at the start of World War Two is hoping to make contact with fellow evacuees in memory of VE day. Albert ‘Bert’ Butterfield, 92, left London two days before Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939. Evacuated with teachers and children from Gainsborough Road School, Mr Butterfield, then aged seven, … Read more
A man who worked as a tea merchant for more than 60 years has passed away at the age of 93, his company has announced. Derek Miles ran Miles Tea and Coffee in West Somerset for 64 years after starting his business back in 1961. Mr Miles bought tea from Avonmouth Docks near Bristol and … Read more
New Delhi: South Indian actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu has grabbed everyone’s attention with her latest Instagram video post. Fans have noticed that her ‘Ye Maaya Chesave (YMC)’ tattoo is no longer available on her upper back. The tattoo, which was linked to her ex-husband, Telugu actor Naga Chaitanya, sparked buzz on social media among fans, … Read more