Royal Air Force (RAF)

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The Royal Air Force (RAF) was the United Kingdom’s primary air force during World War II. It played a crucial role in defending Britain during the Battle of Britain, conducting strategic bombing campaigns over Germany, and providing air support during Allied invasions, contributing significantly to the war effort.
These articles include all RAF branches, RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force), RAAF (Royal Australian Canadian Air Force), RNZAFv (Royal New Zealand Air Force), along with all domestic and foreign squadrons during WW2.

Advanced Landing Ground B-100 Goch – Laarbruch-Weeze, Germany

Advanced Landing Ground B-100 Goch was a temporary airfield for the RAF in Germany to support the Allied …

Posted January 27, 2026 (updated January 27, 2026) by Pascal

View of the building of RAF Museum Laarbruch-Weeze, Germany

Royal Air Force Museum Laarbruch-Weeze, Germany

This museum is dedicated to the RAF and has a small section about Advanced Landing Ground B.100 Goch …

Posted January 27, 2026 (updated January 27, 2026) by Pascal

The fate of two Avro Lancaster Crews sealed by a single Luftwaffe Night Fighter Pilot – Tubbergen, Netherlands

The Roman Catholic Cemetery in Tubbergen, in the Dutch province of Overijssel, is an important local site of …

Posted January 18, 2026 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Fleet Air Arm Museum – Yeovilton, United Kingdom

The British Fleet Air Arm Museum, located at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, England, was officially opened in 1964 …

Posted July 24, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow

The airfield, Fliegerhorst Gatow, was officially opened by Adolf Hitler in September 1935 and housed two of most …

Posted February 12, 2023 (updated January 11, 2026) by Patrick

National Museum of Flight – East Fortune Airfield – Scotland

Museum of Flight in Scotland, former Royal Air Force East Fortune or RAF East Fortune was a fighter …

Posted February 9, 2022 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford – England

The RAF Cosford museum in the United Kingdom is a large aviation museum with an impressive collection featuring …

Posted April 13, 2020 (updated February 14, 2026) by Patrick

Stalag Luft III - Tunnel Harry and Guard Tower

The Great Escape, Stalag Luft III – Zagan, Poland

Stalag Luft III was a POW camp build especially for Allied airmen in the vicinity of Zagan in …

Posted May 8, 2016 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Commonwealth War Graves, RAF 90 Sqdn – General Cemetery Montfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands

On the general cemetery at the village of Montfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands lie the Commonwealth War Graves of …

Posted July 14, 2015 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

Lancaster Mk.1 W4960 in the Battle for the Ruhr – Sluipwijk, the Netherlands

From the Royal Air Force Station Binbrook in 1943, near Brokenby in England, exactly 13 minutes before 10 …

Posted January 9, 2014 (updated January 5, 2026) by Patrick