A dog named after the inventor of the bouncing bomb surprised his owner after uncovering a stash of seven bombs on a seaside walk. Barnes Wallis the black lab, named after the inventor whose bouncing ...

Flt Sgt William Hatton (left), Sgt Wilfred Ibbotson (centre) and pilot officer Cyril Anderson (right) took part in the raids A memorial service is due to be held later to commemorate three Wakefield ...

The picture above shows the airmen of the RAF's 617 "Dambusters" squadron in front of two F-35Bs with their World War II counterparts superimposed behind them. The black-and-white counterparts were on ...

FLASHING through the sky above the Dambusters’ famed HQ, the Red Arrows are a reminder of RAF Scampton’s unique place in aviation history. It was from this Lincolnshire airfield that 617 Squadron ...

The celebrated operation in May 1943 to destroy dams in the industrial heartland of Germany using revolutionary bouncing bombs was still fresh in the memory. Apart from the damage to the Nazi war ...

Death of the New Zealand squadron leader means just two crew members remain from the 1943 Dambusters bombing raids The last surviving pilot from the Dambusters raids has died at the age of 96. Les ...

Wing Cdr Guy Gibson (front left) led members of the 617 Squadron (also pictured) during the dambusters raids A historic map used in the Dambusters mission during World War Two is set to go up for ...

RAF’s legendary Squadron disbanded 71 years after famous raid over Germany. Will reform and get F-35s in a few years. Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron known as the “Dambusters”, from the daring night ...

Radio 2 is proud to commemorate the Dambusters 70th anniversary with a truly memorable day of programming, culminating in a special Friday Night Is Music Night at Biggin Hill.” — Bob Shennan, ...

Eighty years on from the Dambusters raid, there are evocative places that celebrate the mission – but the key RAF Scampton base is no more Chris is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years ...