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 | Photographs of Helgoland taken before and after the attack by Bomber Command on 18 April 1945.
Left - 16 April 1945
Right - 19 April 1945
18th April 1945
969 aircraft - 617 Lancasters, 332 Halifaxes, 20 Mosquitos - of all groups attacked the naval base at Heligoland, the airfield and the town on this small island. The bombing was accurate and the target areas... |  | 10/23/2008 | 978 | 
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 | Hardwick Airfield was one of the early heavy bomber airfields which was constructed for the RAF during 1941-42 in the East Anglian area.
After the war, the field was turned over to the RAF on 25 June 1945. The station was immediately put into care and maintenance status, and was eventually closed in 1962. The main airfield buildings, hangars, control tower, etc, were demolished many yea... |  | 11/25/2008 | 108 | 



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 | 21 March 1945
133 Lancasters and 6 Mosquitos of Nos 1 and 8 Groups attacked the Deutsche Vacuum oil refinery at Bremen .This appeared to be an accurate raid in clear weather conditions. No aircraft lost. |  | 10/27/2008 | 570 | 
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 | RAF Davidstow Moor was an airbase near Camelford in Cornwall, United Kingdom from 1942 until 1945. Despite a few periods of intense activity it was one of Coastal Commands's lesser used airfields.
The land was acquired in 1941 and construction took place in first half of 1942. Providing a three runway airfield with extensive dispersal area. Despite the moorland conditions constr... |  | 06/01/2008 | 255 | 



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 | RAF Hethel is a former World War II airfield used by the US during the Second World War (and briefly as an RAF station) in Norfolk, England situated located 7 miles south west of Norwich.
Hethel airfield was constructd in 1942 for American use and was assigned USAAF designation Station 114.
From 14 September 1943 though to 12 June 1945, Hethel served as headquarters for t... |  | 11/04/2008 | 273 | 



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 | The tri-base area constituting the 423d Air Base Squadron is composed of RAF Alconbury, RAF Molesworth and RAF Upwood, United Kingdom. |  | 12/20/2005 | 351 | 



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 | 18th April 1945
969 aircraft - 617 Lancasters, 332 Halifaxes, 20 Mosquitos - of all groups attacked the naval base at Heligoland, the airfield and the town on this small island. The bombing was accurate and the target areas were turned almost into crater-pitted moonscapes. 3 Halifaxes were lost. |  | 11/30/2005 | 526 | 



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 | Radar image Hurricane Wilma - 12:07 UTC; 24 oct 2005 |  | 10/26/2005 | 746 | 
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 | Attacked by the No. 99 Squadron RAF. |  | 03/03/2007 | 210 | 



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 | Bombed by the No. 99 Squadron RAF. |  | 03/03/2007 | 214 | 



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 | RAF Welford is one of the largest bomb-stores in Europe
It is a munitions storage installation for the 424th Air Base Squadron, which is based some 40 miles away at RAF Fairford.
It is located three miles west of M4 junction 13 and is marked by a large sign labelled "Works Access Only"
Most of the munitions dropped by Aircraft deployed at RAF Fairfor... |  | 01/20/2006 | 560 | 



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 | 21 March 1945
178 aircraft - 150 Halifaxes, 16 Lancasters, 12 Mosquitos - of Nos 4, 6 and 8 Groups carried out an accurate attack upon the railway yards and the surrounding town area at Rheine. 1 Lancaster lost. |  | 10/27/2008 | 379 | 
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