After the bombing raid, I remember a ring of anti-aircraft guns around Leicester, and a battery at Stoughton. My Dad was fire-watching the night a gun went off — a fearsome crack indeed!

Deep-sea explorers say they have captured detailed images of three iconic shipwrecks from World War II's Battle of Midway ... said in a news release. "Many anti-aircraft guns were still pointing ...

Despite their importance during World War II, the guns lost their front-line defensive role during the jet age that followed, eventually giving way to faster and more-accurate anti-aircraft missiles.

Their job was to man the anti-aircraft batteies high on the Cotswold escarpment at Brotheridge and a smaller one close to what is now the Hatton Court Hotel. The four guns at Brotheridge were 3.7 ...

German police have found an arsenal of World War II-era weaponry ... a number of guns and tanks in his home, including a 45-ton Panther battle-tank, a torpedo and a 3.5in anti-aircraft gun from ...

“Yorktown’s salvage crew worked tirelessly to jettison anti-aircraft guns and aircraft to reduce its list [after the torpedo strike], but did they leave the car, something they could roll off ...

He remembers that, with no artillery experience at the time, he felt worried he might let down his mates in an anti-aircraft gun team. "Unfortunately, we were totally unprepared," said the spry ...