Sharing Britain and America’s experience of war

As part of preparations for the D-Day invasion, members of the US Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were deployed to Britain. While conducting drills, marches and rehearsal operations in the Spring of 1944, American airborne troops were stationed across counties in the East Midlands including Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire, often billeted in or around the major towns in these areas.

The F-15 Eagle first flew in 1972 and has dominated the skies ever since. Find out more about this formidable aircraft that the US has operated in every major conflict over the last forty years.

The PBY Catalina was arguably the most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. It was involved from start to finish, in every theatre, in a variety of roles.