SEVENTY-four years ago, an RAAF Lancaster bomber took off on a mission to destroy factories in Germany. Its seven-man crew included two Queenslanders. They never reached their destination. The stories ...

Archive List > Books > The worst night of the War by Des Evans Extract from Bomber Command Losses: 16/17.12.43 This first one was lost over the target. The others were lost trying to land back at base ...

It was a Thursday morning, cold and dreary. Tony D’Arcey, bomb aimer on Lancaster J for Jig, woke at 7am, looked out the window, saw the low grey cloud and falling rain, rolled over and went straight ...

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has honoured a Tasmanian serviceman in an unusual location. Members of RAAF Number 29 Squadron held a commemorative service on Sugarloaf Hill, overlooking the ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Ian Denver was one of the renowned Bomber Boys – a decorated RAAF Lancaster pilot and Pathfinder, ...

A Riverland air force veteran shows age is just a number by returning to the skies decades after his flying service during the Second World War.

This first one was lost over the target. The others were lost trying to land back at base at Bourn. Lancaster III JA963 OF Q. Op Berlin. T/O 1655 Bourn. Four are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ...