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From supporting the Dunkirk evacuations to playing a significant role in the story of Titanic.

French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud (pictured with Churchill in 1950) pleaded with his counterpart to provide more air support as the German Blitzkrieg rolled on during the Battle of France in June 1940.

He later trained as a pilot with the RAF in Cambridge using Tiger Moth and Oxford aircraft. When the RAF reserve group was disbanded in 1953, he gained his civil pilot licences to continue flying. He was due to fly a real-life 1930s Tiger Moth on his birthday, but 40mph gusts grounded Ted and his team. Instead, he flew a virtual Boeing 737 out of Stansted Airport using a simulator at Andrewsfield Aerodrome. The passenger jet was first manufactured in the 1960s and is still produced today. More...

A SHIP that saved hundreds of lives in the Second World War, sank twice, was rescued from a watery grave and made thousands of holidaymakers happy on Loch Lomond is to have a new purpose, and a new home near Glasgow. Who remembers the Skylark IX? Skylark IX at Portobello Beach. She also served as a pleasure boat on Loch Lomond. Built as a pleasure boat in 1934, Skylark IX became one of the famous Dunkirk Little Ships in May 1940 when she served during Operation Dynamo, the mission to ...

Decorated veteran Roy Vickerman passed away in his sleep last week after being unable to shake a cough following a chest infection. He was set to marry his childhood sweetheart Nora Jackson.

Today is Wednesday, May 26, the 146th day of 2021. There are 219 days left in the year.

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Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of some 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II, and more events that happened on this day in history.

Dunkirk Little Ship is lost in boatyard blaze: Historic vessel that took part in WWII evacuation is destroyed after huge inferno ripped through Grade II listed building on island in Thames Little Ship the Lady Gay caught alight as it waited on the slipway on Platts Eyot island in Hampton on Monday Two Grade II-listed, timber-framed boathouses built in 1916 were also completely ravaged by the fire  Restorations were just carried out on Lady Gay, with owner dubbing destruction nothing short of t...