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The Westland Lysander was Britain’s First Spy and STOL Plane
Built for an army cooperation role, the Lysander excelled as a flagship for spying missions. “Some talk of Alexander and some ...
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History KS2: The Battle of Britain and beyond
But first, he had to destroy the RAF, which controlled the skies above Britain. RAF stands for the ... RAF planes and anti-aircraft guns were called into action. To make this system work, over ...
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The Battle of Britain
Dubbed the Battle of Britain, it was the first decisive clash of Second World ... of limitless space traced with white plumed trails of wheeling aircraft as they fought. It was like skywriting ...
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The Company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.