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Carrots Can’t Help You See in the Dark. Here’s How a World War II Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth
The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...
John Hemingway, last airman from WWII’s Battle of Britain, dies at 105
In terse notations, the logbook kept by Royal Air Force fighter pilot John “Paddy” Hemingway in the summer of 1940 records the deadly struggles in the skies over England as wave after wave of German ...
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Last surviving RAF fighter ace from the Battle of Britain dies at 105
March 18 (UPI) --The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during World War II has died. He was 105 years old. Announcing the death of John ...
Memorials planned for disused WW2 airfields
Memorials will be unveiled at Oakington and Bourn Airfields on 28 and 29 March to remember their contributions to World War ...