Historical

The Doomsday Clock, a symbol created during the early years of the Cold War, serves as a metaphorical representa...

Following the transfer of the strategic deterrent role to the Royal Navy’s Polaris fleet, on 30th June 1969, the RAF ...

A complete change in the role of the V- Bomber came about during 1963, when it became clear that in the absence of a ...

On Saturday 30 August 1952, history was made as Avro Type 698, VX770, took to the sky for the first time. It was the ...

Research into delta-wing aircraft had also been conducted by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough, a...

On 16 July 1945, with the support of Britain, the United States detonated the world’s first atomic weapon. In August ...

On 3 October 1952, Britain detonated their first atomic bomb.  Due to the small size and high-density populat...

On 19 October 1945, just over two months after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, English writer&nbs...

An espionage story from 1966 – by Jim Debenham, VTST Volunteer If this were a fictional story it would h...

Operation Sky Shield was a series of three large-scale military exercises conducted in the United States. The Cold Wa...