THIS is the shocking moment a World War Two bomb explodes on an airport runway – bringing flights to a screeching halt. An airport in Japan shut on Wednesday after a bomb buried under Miyazaki Airport unexpectedly blasted a hole in the runway. 4 This was the shocking moment a bomb exploded at Japanese airportCredit: … Read more
A WOMAN has discovered her WW2 pilot dad died a hero after heavy rain miraculously unearthed his crashed plane. For decades, Margaret Thompson believed her tragic father, Flight Lieutenant Frank Bolton, was just another “ignoble” casualty in the ill-fated Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden. 7 Flight Lieutenant Frank Bolton, from Leeds, died … Read more
The Current24:51China suddenly ends international adoptions A Quebec man and his wife are devastated after China suddenly stopped most international adoptions, dashing their hopes of adopting a little boy they’ve spent years getting to know. “We feel that we have a special connection with him,” said Pierre LeMay from Quebec City. “We receive pictures, we … Read more
RAF pilot Harry Garthwaite flew hundreds of missions over battle-scarred Europe during World War Two. He was in the cockpit of an astonishing 23 different planes, from fighters to bombers — and even a German aircraft which, as he put it, “Somehow came into my possession”. 6 RAF pilot Harry Garthwaite flew hundreds of missions … Read more
WHEN Army despatch rider Herbert Kenny heard a tip about an apparent wartime “death camp” at Belsen, Germany, he had no idea he was involved in anything significant. But as he pushed open the non-descript gates at the camp on April 15, 1945, he was about to suffer one of the greatest shocks of anyone … Read more
AT first glance, Imber could be any village in the Wiltshire countryside. It has a pretty and well-kept church, and when I visited on Saturday afternoon, the sun was shining and people were sat on a patch of grass tucking into picnic nibbles while listening to a brass band. 6 A mock-up of buildings used … Read more
The U.S. military has made its largest move so far in a novel national-security effort to fund mining initiatives in Canada. The Pentagon on Tuesday announced a $20 million US grant to create a cobalt refinery in northern Ontario’s Temiskaming Shores. The money will go to the Toronto-based Electra Battery Materials Corporation; the government of Canada is adding … Read more
HUNDREDS of homes were urgently evacuated after a suspected World War 2 bomb was found. The “unexploded device” was discovered on Friday in Newtownards, County Down, around 9 miles east of Belfast, Northern Ireland. 2 Army and police deal with a suspected World War Two bomb discovered on a building site 2 It was discovered … Read more
A tale of prejudice, hardship and self-sacrifice leavened with moments of incredible intimacy, it spans the Japanese occupation of Korea, the second world war, the Korean war and the economic boom of the 1980s. Following the overwhelmingly positive response to season one, season two has arrived, again drawing from Lee’s novel and and this time … Read more
THE Imperial War Museum is splashing more than £100,000 on “embedding diversity” in its historic exhibits. Britain’s leading military museum is to stump up the six-figure sum after asking equality and inclusion specialists to submit bids for consultancy work last month. 1 The Imperial War Museum is splashing more than £100,000 on ’embedding diversity’ in … Read more
