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303 Squadron: These Polish Fighter Pilots Won the Battle of Britain
Many a history buff is familiar with Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill’s famous quote about the Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilots ... major defeat in World War II: “Never in the ...
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RAF Fighter Command
Fighter Command was one of three functional commands – along with Bomber Command and Coastal Command – of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of ...
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Service to remember WW2 plane tragedy 80 years on
The aircraft was part of Operation Gisela, which saw 117 fighter ... of the RAF soldiers killed during the operation. Ross Oliver, the nephew of Flt Lt Jack Laffoley of No.10 Squadron, RAF ...
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Blazing Angels: Squadrons of World War 2
Experience the most gripping and famous battles of WWII through the eyes of a squadron commander and ace fighter pilot. From the battle for England, the attack on Pearl Harbor, to the bombing of ...
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BAE delivered the last of 160 Eurofighter Typhoons to the RAF
The RAF fields eight Typhoon units with 1 (Fighter), 2 (Army Cooperation), 6, and 9 (Bomber) squadrons based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland; and 3 (Fighter), 11 (Fighter), and 12 (Bomber ...