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First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Disaster must be recognised

ONE of the worst losses of life during World War Two was the sinking of the Lancastria by the Luftwaffe on June 17, 1940, at St Nazaire, France.It was so horrific that survivors, on returning to the UK, were subject to a D Notice, a gagging order prohibiting ... [Published This Is South Wales - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Disaster, United Kingdom, Luftwaffe, Dunkirk (France)

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Dalton children get a taste of life during Second World War

PUPILS carried suitcases, gas masks and teddy bears to re-enact the evacuations of the Second World War.Children from Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School became evacuees during their WW2 history week project.The youngsters, aged four to seven, were ... [Published North West Evening Mail - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Evacuee, World War II, Luftwaffe, Rationalization

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

Emotional moment for Dornier bomber veteran as plane arrives at RAF Cosford

For war veteran Karl Bettighofer the arrival of the historic Dornier 17 bomber plane at RAF Cosford was an emotional experience. The 88-year-old now lives in Wombourne but served as a navigator for the German Luftwaffe and was flying in a Dornier when ... [Published West Midlands Express & Star - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: DCAE Cosford, Bomber, Terence Hill, Robert Burns

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Thousands expected at RAF Cosford for Dornier restoration

Thousands of aviation fans are expected to flock to the RAF Museum at Cosford over the next few weeks to catch a glimpse of a historic bomber plane as it undergoes painstaking conservation work after being raised from the English Channel. The last surviving ... [Published West Midlands Express & Star - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: DCAE Cosford, Bomber, Luftwaffe, Battle of Britain

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Historians’ report on Finance Ministry under Nazis concludes it was key to Hitler’s agenda

BERLIN – Germany’s Finance Ministry has released the first part of an independent commission’s investigation into its Nazi past, showing civil servants played an important role in Hitler’s anti-Semitic agenda.The book released Monday, “Bureaucracy and ... [Published Canadian Business Magazine - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Ministry of Finance, Luftwaffe, Anti-Semitism, Nazism

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

US National Security Agency

NSA leaks: In wartime, secrets are life and death matters

Though I hate how big and intrusive our government has become, I don't believe Edward Snowden was aware of the bigger picture when he leaked secret information about the National Security Agency's spying ("Source of NSA leaks named," June 10).He forgot ... [Published Baltimore Sun - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: US National Security Agency, Luftwaffe, Coventry, War On Terror

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 5 reports

Dornier 17 German bomber raised from English Channel in 'remarkable condition'

The aircraft was nicknamed the Luftwaffe’s "flying pencil" bomber because of its narrow fuselageA German bomber raised from the English Channel began its final journey today.The Dornier 17 was shot down off the Kent coast in the Battle of Britain in ... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Bomber, Luftwaffe, Port of London Authority

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 2 reports

Last of the flying pencils: Dornier 17 bomber lifted from English Channel

It was one of the most feared German bombers of the Battle of Britain. Hundreds were built in German aircraft factories n 1939 and 1940 – and their bombs devastated large areas of London, Coventry and Norwich. The Dornier- 17 – known as ‘the flying pencil’ ... [Published The Independent - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Bomber, UK Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, Battle of Britain

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 2 reports

Back from the deep: £600,000 rescue operation lifts German bomber from the Channel bed

DM.has('shareLinkTop', 'shareLinks', ); 363 shares In the skies over Britain in the summer of 1940, the German Dornier 17 was an all too familiar sight.But few examples of the Battle of Britain bomber survived the fall of Nazi Germany and some 70 years ... [Published Mail Online UK - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Battle of Britain, Bomber, Luftwaffe, Chris Goss, Port of London Authority

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 2 reports

Bottles of French champagne confiscated by Nazis following 1940 invasion set to be auctioned off

The two bottles are unopened and in good conditionDiscovered by RAF serviceman who was serving in France following D-DayHe left them to his daughter who sold them to unnamed vendorBy James Rush DM.has('shareLinkTop', 'shareLinks', ); 0 shares Two bottles ... [Published Mail Online UK - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: champagne, Hermann Goering, Luftwaffe

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 2 reports

Report: Finance Ministry key to Hitler's agenda

BERLIN --The book released Monday, "Bureaucracy and Crimes" by historian Christiane Kuller, concludes that the ministry played a key role in stripping Jews of their money and possessions.In a presentation at the ministry - a Nazi-built building that served ... [Published Sacramento Bee - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Ministry of Finance, Luftwaffe, Berlin

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 3 reports

Bournemouth 1943 air raid remembered

A memorial to victims of a World War II bombing raid on Bournemouth 70 years ago has been unveiled.Nearly 200 people, mostly Allied airmen staying at the Metropole Hotel, died in the Luftwaffe raid on 23 May 1943.The raid was the deadliest wartime raid ... [Published BBC - May 23 2013]

Entities: Air Attack, Luftwaffe, World War II

Quotes

MEADS International Executive Vice President Volker Weidemann said, "The MEADS battle management software combined with its netted-distributed architecture and plug-and-fight network are extraordinary advancements over the stovepipe systems in use today. In addition to implementing 360-degree coverage to protect our citizens forces and assets, MEADS provides an integrated air picture taking advantage of organic and external sensor data."

MEADS Tactical BMC4I Software Demonstrates Interoperability In NATO Exercises [Published Michigan Live - 21 hours ago]

"We'll do the conservation side and see what we've got left at the end."

British clean-up begins on rescued German WWII bomber [Published Expatica Germany - Jun 18 2013]

"I think lifting the Dornier off the sea bed is keeping that part of history alive for future generations."

Emotional moment for Dornier bomber veteran as plane arrives at RAF Cosford [Published West Midlands Express & Star - Jun 18 2013]

He wrote: "The specks grew into the long pencil-slim silhouettes of Dornier 17s and suddenly, there were the black crosses, insolently challenging us in our own back yard!"

The doomed flight of the last Dornier [Published Telegraph - Jun 16 2013]

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The doomed flight of the last Dornier [Published Telegraph - Jun 16 2013]
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Hidden Warbirds [Published seattlepi.com - Jun 12 2013]
English Channel Salvage of WWll Dornier Successful [Published Maritime Professional - Jun 12 2013]
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Dornier 17 German bomber raised from English Ch... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Jun 11 2013]

Blogs

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News story: RAF Museum successfully raises Dorn... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - Jun 11 2013] Earlier plans to lift the Luftwaffe aircraft had been hampered by strong winds in the area, but today the RAF Museum team is hoping to be able to tow the raised aircraft – shot down off the Kent coast more than 70 years ago – into port. The team last ...
The Political Plath [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Jun 08 2013] April Bernard regrets that Sylvia Plath died before exploring “political themes nascent in her final work, which many readers ignore or misread as only ‘personal’”: Take “ Daddy ,” a key example of how, in her last poems, Plath’s politics began to ...
Spitfire vs Bf 109 and F-14 vs Su-27: the diffe... [Published The Aviationist - May 31 2013] Not always the best aircraft is the one that wins in an air-to-air engagement. Most of the times it is the training the pilot has received and his/her skills, experience to make the difference: that’s why a well trained pilot with a less capable aircraft ...
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Audio/Video

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Patriot Missile System [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - Dec 22 2012]

Press Releases

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