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Huge Canadian military aircraft lands in Kent

Huge Canadian military aircraft lands in Kent

08 September 2022

Footage shows the moment a huge military transport aeroplane was seen touching down in the county.

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Navy tracks Russian warships sailing close to Kent coast

Navy tracks Russian warships sailing close to Kent coast

06 September 2022

Royal Navy warships have been shadowing Russian vessels sailing close to the Kent coastline.

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Boris thanks British servicemen involved in atomic bomb tests

Boris thanks British servicemen involved in atomic bomb tests

06 September 2022

One of the last acts of the out-going Prime Minister was to a promise a medal for Britain's Nuclear Test veterans.

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The man who gave his name to 'doomsday' bomb ship

The man who gave his name to 'doomsday' bomb ship

28 August 2022

Since 1944, the SS Richard Montgomery has been submerged off the Kent coast but little has been said about the man who gave the vessel its name.

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'Incredible noise' as jets fly over town

'Incredible noise' as jets fly over town

18 August 2022

Fighter jets cause an 'incredible noise' as they flew low over a Kent town.

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Historic hillside chalk cross gets facelift

Historic hillside chalk cross gets facelift

18 August 2022

A village will celebrate the centenary of its unique war memorial cut into the chalk on the North Downs.

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Watch experts dig up Nazi rocket

Watch experts dig up Nazi rocket

09 August 2022

A team of archaeologists are to excavate the crash site of a Nazi V2 rocket from the Second World War.

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The forgotten war tragedy which left 200 Kent families in despair

The forgotten war tragedy which left 200 Kent families in despair

09 July 2022

It was a heartbreaking tragedy in which 1,500 mariners died - and were then wrongly blamed by Winston Churchill for their own fate.

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Man dies at Armed Forces Day event

Man dies at Armed Forces Day event

26 June 2022

A visitor died after being taken ill at an Armed Forces Day event.

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Soldier found dead at Army base

Soldier found dead at Army base

21 June 2022

The death of a young soldier whose body was found at an MOD site is not being treated as suspicious, police say.

Kent v Essex in battle over bomb ship masts

Kent v Essex in battle over bomb ship masts

15 June 2022

An explosive row is brewing over whether Sheerness or Southend should end up with the SS Richard Montgomery masts after they are cut down.

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Recalling the peacetime crash that cost the lives of four RAF crewmen

Recalling the peacetime crash that cost the lives of four RAF crewmen

28 May 2022

A routine training run turned to disaster when a flare exploded inside a Lancaster bomber.

'Cramped, smelly, no privacy and no showers - but I loved it'

'Cramped, smelly, no privacy and no showers - but I loved it'

05 May 2022

A former submariner recalls the sights, sounds and smells of living on board a Cold War submarine.

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Town celebrates new war memorial wall

Town celebrates new war memorial wall

27 April 2022

A seaside town has celebrated its new war memorial wall with a dedication ceremony and also marked the centenary of its original war memorial.

City's 'last D-Day survivor' dies

City's 'last D-Day survivor' dies

27 April 2022

A former Royal Marine who landed on the beaches of Normandy aged 20 has sadly died.

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The ups and downs of the final HMS Maidstone's 40 years at sea

The ups and downs of the final HMS Maidstone's 40 years at sea

24 April 2022

From supplying submarines with re-supplying submarines to a prison for members of the IRA - we look at the eventful like of HMS Maidstone.

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Ex-soldier defies council order to take down flagpole

Ex-soldier defies council order to take down flagpole

21 April 2022

A council has ordered a former soldier to take down a flagpole bearing the Union and Ukrainian flags amid health and safety fears.

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Defence firm's multi-million pound base revamp

Defence firm's multi-million pound base revamp

07 April 2022

International defence company BAE Systems has been given the nod to transform its premises.

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'I can't pin a medal on a gravestone'

'I can't pin a medal on a gravestone'

27 February 2022

A seminar attended by a raft of MPs has urged the government to stop dragging its feet and give British Nuclear test veterans a medal.

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'Shock, devastation and horror' A Ukrainian in Kent reacts to invasion

'Shock, devastation and horror' A Ukrainian in Kent reacts to invasion

24 February 2022

A Ukrainian woman living in Kent has responded with 'shock, devastation and horror' to Russia's invasion of her mother country.

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