Sgt Mervyn Anthony Jones rode Bogskar in the Grand National trials, which went on to win the final of the world famous horse race It was arguably the most dangerous job it was possible to have in the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Second World War aircraft could take to the skies again as early as ...

Some PRU Spitfires – which were meant to fly just under cloud cover, at sunset and sunrise, when the clouds took on a pinkish hue – were painted pink, rendering them almost invisible. These got the ...

It was arguably the most dangerous job it was possible to have in the RAF during World War Two. Flying unarmed and unarmoured, pilots of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) weren't expected to ...

A WWII pilot whose plane was shot down over Norway later died at the hands of the Nazis but efforts are being made to rebuild his wrecked Spitfire aircraft. Sandy Gunn came from Auchterarder and in ...