In this episode, we tell the story of Operation Aphrodite – the top secret missions against Hitler’s vengeance weapons – the terrifying V1 flying bombs and V2 rockets which devastated London in 1944 and 1945. Listen now
The Kassel mission of 27 September 1944 was one of the most devastating raids of the war – not because of the bombs dropped but because of the aircrew and planes lost. Listen now
A special episode previewing Silver Wings – a project honouring the influence of the United States Eighth Army Air Force during World War Two – and its impact on communities in the East of England. Listen now
It was one of the most audacious air attacks of World War II – a low-level raid to cut off Hitler’s fuel supply by bombing the Ploesti oil refineries in Romania. Listen now
Just how much of a game changer was the North American P-51 Mustang in the battle for air supremacy over Europe? Listen now
They’d survived the flak over Germany. They’d made it across the North Sea. And then, as they lined up to land in England, the Luftwaffe came for them. Listen now
On 4 March 1944, American bombers crossed a line that many believed should never be crossed. Their target was Berlin – the heart of Hitler’s Third Reich. Listen now
In this episode, we visit the American Air Museum at Duxford for a hotly contested debate: which was the best WW2 heavy bomber? Listen now
The 100th Bomb Group is probably the most famous bomb group of them all – and the focus of the Stephen Spielberg / Tom Hanks TV mini-series Masters of the Air. Listen now
The ‘maximum effort’ mission on Christmas Eve 1944 was the biggest ever by the Eighth Air Force.
This was the Mighty Eighth’s 760th mission – with 2,046 heavy bombers and 853 fighters taking to the sky. Listen now
