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Operation Hurricane: RAF Bomber Command’s 24 Hours of Devastation

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Operation Hurricane: RAF Bomber Command’s 24 Hours of Devastation

On the anniversary of Operation Hurricane Marc Hall revisits the events of 14–15 October 1944, when RAF Bomber Command unleashed an unprecedented 24-hour assault on the German city of Duisburg.

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Remembering Jimmy Marks – The First of the Best

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Remembering Jimmy Marks – The First of the Best

On the anniversary of his passing, Sean Feast recalls the life of Jimmy Marks, a legend in the annals of Bomber Command.

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The Fighting High Interview - A Life of Serendipity

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The Fighting High Interview - A Life of Serendipity

Sean Feast speaks to Fighting High author Dave Gilbert about engineering, the epitaphs on the graves of lost Bomber Command aircrew, and why the work of the International Bomber Command Centre will never be finished.

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Gazing Into the Abyss: The Heroes of Bomber Command

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Gazing Into the Abyss: The Heroes of Bomber Command

Called to the skies in their youth, they crossed into a realm of fire and fear, endured unthinkable trials, and returned changed – unseen heroes whose journey echoes the oldest myths, and whose legacy still asks to be understood. Such is the story of the airmen of Bomber Command.

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The Peenemünde Raid: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Lost Graves

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The Peenemünde Raid: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Lost Graves

The 1943 Peenemünde Raid struck at the heart of Germany’s rocket programme—triumph & tragedy in equal measure. Many airmen never came home, their graves still lost.

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