He said: “I was walking around the mountain on my own in the swirling fog and howling gales and I found scraps of aircraft. “I recognised them as scraps of Wellington bomber – I was in the ...

In the midst of World War II, workers at a Welsh aircraft factory gave up their weekend off to build a Wellington bomber from scratch in just 24 hours. Why? To set a new world record. With the ...

Wing Commander Percy Reynolds, who has died aged 102, had a distinguished career as a bombing leader after recovering from severe burns and injuries because of an earlier aircraft crash.

A memorial will be unveiled today to the crew of a Wellington Bomber which crashed in Melton Mowbray 70 years ago. A memorial was unveiled today to the crew of a Wellington Bomber that crashed in ...

Vickers Wellington LN514 was a Vickers Wellington bomber built in 1943 in record time, as part of a British propaganda effort during the Second World War. The bomber was constructed in 23 hours ...

In the midst of World War II, workers at a Welsh aircraft factory gave up their weekend off to build a Wellington bomber from scratch in just 24 hours. Why? To set a new world record. With the ...