Blogs
Forest Fire - The Heavy Oboe Tragedy
Bomber Command Lancaster Mosquito Pathfinders RAF Remembrance Second World War V-Weapons WWII
On 20 July 1944, an innovative 'Heavy Oboe' bombing operation against V-weapon sites ended in tragedy when the lead Lancaster was destroyed by flak while holding course to complete its bombing run. Sean Feast recounts this remarkable story of courage, sacrifice, and one of Bomber Command's lesser-known wartime operations.
Not So Lucky - The Loss of Lancaster ME628
Bomber Command Lancaster RAF Second World War V-Weapons
Eighty-two years ago, on the night of 24/25 June 1944, Flight Sergeant Roy Oswald and his crew of No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron took off from RAF Dunholme Lodge aboard Lancaster ME628. Their target was a V1 flying bomb launch site at Pommeréval in northern France. It would be their eleventh operation together – and their last.
A True Master of the Air - Guy Lockhart DSO, DFC, and Bar
Bomber Command Lancaster Mosquito Pathfinders RAF Second World War WWII
Sean Feast charts the life of one of the RAF’s most remarkable airmen and Light Night Striking Force CO Wing Commander Guy Lockhart DSO, DFC and Bar.
Edwin 'Ted' Swales VC
Bomber Command Lancaster Pathfinders RAF Remembrance Victoria Cross WWII
Captain Ted Swales won the Victoria Cross for his heroism controlling a raid on Pforzheim on 23 February, 1945. Using first hand-testimony, Sean Feast recounts his story.
Heroic Endeavour Beyond Praise
Bomber Command Lancaster Mosquito Pathfinders RAF Second World War Victoria Cross WWII
