1942 result(s)
Audiospot
From 1944, the German war industry has sufficiently evolved to fit jet engines to bombs. This new weapon bombards London...
Landmark
The Southampton Eastern Docks and Town Quay Embarkation points were some of many embarkation points in the areas aroun...
Warsash Embarkation point was one of many embarkation points in the areas around Portsmouth, Gosport and Southampton, ...
RAF Ibsley, or USAAF Base AAF-347, was an active airfield for most of the war. Initially home to many squadrons of th...
RAF Barkston Heath was established in 1936 as a satellite station of RAF Cranwell. It is located to the southwest of t...
RAF Caistor opened in 1941. The airfield is located to the west of Caistor village on North Kelsey Moor Road. ...
As part of the RAF’s expansion plan, RAF Coningsby opened for bombers in November 1940. It is located to the south of ...
RAF Cranwell is a well-known airfield and is home to the RAF Officer Training College. It is situated to the west of t...
Story
On 17 December 1944, a Waffen-SS unit captured eleven G.I.s at the Langer family farm in Wereth. They were then tortured...
RAF East Kirkby opened in August 1943 as a class ‘A’ Bomber airfield. It is located to the east of the village with th...
In 1940, the Air Ministry established the suitability of the land near the village of Goxhill for the construction of ...
RAF Harlaxton was established in the First World War as a training centre. It is located to the southeast of the villa...
RAF Hemswell opened in May 1940. The airfield is located to the east of the village with the same name....
RAF Ingham became operational in May 1942. The airfield is located to the north of the village of Scampton....
RAF Kirmington was constructed between 1941 and 1942. The airfield is located to the southwest of the village of Kirmi...
RAF Kirton in Lindsey opened in May 1940. The airfield is located to the south of the village with the same name....
RAF Metheringham opened in November 1943 as a class ‘A’ bomber airfield. It is located to the east of the village with...
Schoonderlogt estate became one of the headquarters in the Betuwe region. This is where the evacuation of soldiers stuck...
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RAF North Killingholme opened in November 1943 as a class ‘A’ airfield intended for heavy bombers. The airfield is loc...
RAF North Witham was operational from the autumn of 1943. It is located to the northwest of Colsterworth....
Originally constructed in the First World War, RAF Spitalgate, or Spittlegate, was given the name ‘RAF Station Grantha...
During the harsh winter of 1944-1945 a large part of the German-occupied Netherlands suffered from severe shortages of f...
RAF Waddington was established in the First World War as a Royal Corps Flying training station. It is located just sou...