Operation Gomorrah: The First of the Firestorms

A Royal Air Force Lancaster bomber over Hamburg during Operation Gomorrah. Note the flares surrounding the bomber’s silhouette.  Strategic bombing was developed during…

‘Black Week’: The Darkest Days for the US Army Air Forces

Top Photo: Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 8th Air Force releasing load of incendiary bombs over Oscherleben, Germany. Printed December 1943. Source:…

James Allen Ward: The Pilot Who Risked It All to Save His Crew

Top Photo: Sergeant James Allan Ward of No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF, the first New Zealander to win the Victoria Cross during…