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"V for Victory, not Vengeance": The RAF's Defense of London 80 Years Later
1944 saw RAF Bomber Command's all-out operations against ... The ‘Little Blitz’ was over. V-Weapons assault Even as battered Britain glimpsed victory on the horizon, following the successful ...
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B-52 Stratofortresses Begin Bomber Task Force 25-2 Deployment at RAF Fairford
Two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base touched down in the UK on Feb. 11, 2025 to kick off the Bomber Task Force 25-2 deployment. Created in 2018, the Bomber Task ...
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P-51 Mustang: The Best Fighter Plane of World War II
The Mustang entered service with the RAF in 1942, and it was hardly an instant success. It was initially equipped with the Allison V-1710 liquid ... Wellington VI. The bomber played little part ...
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Service to remember WW2 plane tragedy 80 years on
A number of bombers were brought down, including three from RAF Elvington (operated by French aircrew). The memorial service will be attended by relatives of the RAF soldiers killed during the ...