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20th August 2021

… Driven by thirst for revenge, Russia’s fearless all-female bomber regiment cast a deadly spell over its Nazi prey, as … – the 588th Night Bomber Regiment became one of the most formidable forces of the Soviet Union, going on to be … attacked from above is rarely told. They have become the forgotten heroines of the Eastern front. However, their …

By Ben Dunnell 4th August 2021

… Memorial Flight’s Avro Lancaster, PA474. Sure enough, the bomber comes into view, passing overhead and then gradually … that’s based around teams — and teams get us through most things — really attracted me to it. A typically … — not just now, but over the years since the war — have forgotten. It’s the context of why the bombing campaign was …

By GORDON RILEY 2nd September 2021

… to the base of the fin, the changes to the wings were the most significant. All three Speed Sixes originally had a … at Llandow, to which Welsh airfield he was delivering the bomber from the factory at Hawarden. Unable to lower the … would make a stunning tribute to a fascinating but almost forgotten pair of flyers. The author thanks members of the …

21st July 2021

… Welkin as well as the innovative English Electric Canberra bomber. ABOVE: In the aircraft’s heyday, the Lightning’s … Dai Ellis – showed clear signs of what was to come, the most obvious being the use of ‘stacked and staggered’ … and sound of a nineship Lightning formation will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it It would take time to …

By ROGER R. BROWN 1st June 2021

… MOSQUITO SALUTE No 627 Squadron In some measure forgotten by comparison with its illustrious dam-busting … No 627 Squadron was nevertheless instrumental in many a Bomber Command raid through its Mosquitoequipped role with … “By that point, as a flying officer, I was one of the most experienced navigators on the squadron and one of the …

16th April 2021

… Stark previews this study-level simulation O ne of the most unique and perhaps romantic aircraft ever built in the … how Boeing could use the wings from an unsuccessful bomber design and add more powerful engines to meet the … Coming from an age of digital avionics, we have perhaps forgotten how the workload was shared among five crew members …

24th February 2021

… from this author, includes contributions from the often-forgotten groundcrew as well as the aircrew. Profusely … time by German ace Werner Voss), took part in a Thousand Bomber raid, was saved by a simple cigarette case, and was … the politics and challenges of what was said to be “the most difficult and important aircraft problem of that time”. …

24th February 2021

… to Britain’s war effort. Malcolm V Lowe examines this oft-forgotten aspect of the type’s illustrious career... …   The … and of taking useful photographs, than a lumbering bomber or short-range type. He submitted an influential … airframes were specially painted and polished, with most unopening panel joins filled and all the armament and …

24th February 2021

… led to their Allison-engined predecessors being largely forgotten and often unjustly maligned. This viewpoint is … the Mustang in the first place, when high-altitude heavy bomber escort work had not even been considered. Despite … out the basic layout of what became the Mustang. The most readily available engine to power the new design was the …

By Matthew Willis 13th August 2020

… Group that bore the brunt. Its area of operations included most of the English Channel and the southern part of the … E, found itself in a dogfight with an enemy reconnaissance bomber, a Heinkel He 115 floatplane. “Enemy soon jettisoned … out the ‘scarecrow patrols’. … Battle of Britain at 80: Forgotten Force …

By Tara Leggett 31st December 2020

… of the Curtiss JN-4D ‘Jenny’. Not only was it one of the most famous American biplanes before, during and after World … were used in different roles, including reconnaissance, bomber and fighter. With more than 7,000 examples rolling off … as well as four other such institutions. A name not to be forgotten, Glenn Curtiss left behind one of the most admired …

By Laura DiRado 30th October 2020

… As Laura DiRado explains, while most of this year’s end of World War Two anniversary events … to salute living wartime veterans. Star-spangled bomber The B-25 Mitchell NL7946C Old Glory, owned by David … to be made to mark a moment in history that should not be forgotten… and honour veterans and what they gave so the …

By SEAN FEAST 1st May 2020

… of the war in the back seat of a Vultee Vengeance dive bomber fighting the Japanese. Sean Feast hears his story Bob … of hostilities. At first seeking a transfer, for reasons forgotten in the mist of time, Bob soon crewed with Canadian … either two 500lb bombs or four 250-pounders on racks. Most often our targets included Japanese supply lines, …

By SIMON BECK 8th October 2020

… aircraft received a geared three-bladed propeller. The most complex conversions were the nine ‘Kates’. For $23,000 … killing pilot Guy T. Strong, who had been practising dive-bomber manoeuvres. In February, ‘Kate’ N2819G was lost in … Tora! Tora! Tora! flying scenes, not to mention the now forgotten 1978 TV miniseries Pearl and 1979’s From Here to …

By GREG BAUGHEN 13th August 2020

… the conflict the ministry was envisaging, the long-range bomber would decide the outcome. Armies and navies would have … Portal, in charge of Bomber Command, seemed to have forgotten his aversion to battlefield air support. He was … Battle could be adapted, but were scarcely ideal. However, most fortuitously, aircraft designed with tactical air …