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By Steve Beebee 1st June 2018

… of the Dambusters A recent view of the Möhne Dam. ISTOCK “MOST SECRET – Operation Chastise – immediate attack of … first suitable opportunity.” The message received at RAF Bomber Command HQ from the Air Ministry on May 15, 1943, was … in terms of loss of life. He was in tears.”   Not forgotten Of the 133 airmen that set out from Scampton, only …

By Ben Dunnell 12th April 2018

… August, the Shuttleworth Collection is by some margin the most prolific contributor to Britain’s airshow schedule. In … Kestrel engine is being worked on and the light bomber may return to the airworthy roster later this year. … is especially vital. Yet existing aficionados are never forgotten. Every show now sees a ‘pilot chat’ about a …

By Chris Gilson 29th March 2018

… Early on, the decision was taken not to fully renovate the bomber, and much of the geodetic construction, conceived by … the post-war cull, making this a remarkable survivor. Most of the airframes inside the hangar are displayed in a … to illustrate part of the assembly process. It’s often forgotten that the first Hurricane, K5083, took its maiden …

9th November 2017

… The Martin Baltimore is one of World War Two’s forgotten aircraft, but it performed outstandingly over the … twinengined attack bombers proved themselves among the most effective and reliable strike assets available to the … ‘Sir, is it Berlin, this weekend?’ I was waiting to join a bomber squadron… Four or five weeks later, I found myself in …

By Chris Gilson 1st September 2017

… gift of thanks – a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, one of the most effective and aesthetically beautiful aircraft to see … Focke-Wulf sank. For the best part of four decades, the bomber’s presence at the bottom of the fjord was more or less forgotten. SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler’s personal Condor …

By ROBERT GRETZYNGIER 1st August 2017

… Air Regiment based at Warsaw Okecie, Januszewicz joined a bomber flight equipped with Breguet XIX biplanes. But the … Chief of Staff was Major Eugeniusz Wyrwicki, one of the most talented fighter commanders of the younger generation. … Let their dedication, bravery and sacrifice never be forgotten. Today the Polish Air Force’s 23rd Tactical Air …

By TOM COOPER 18th May 2017

… abundance via firsthand sources (much information for this article was provided on condition of anonymity) and social … basic trainers and jet fighters, including Meteors. While most of its pilots and technical personnel had latterly … Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Fencer’s crew having forgotten to engage their electronic countermeasures suite. …

By DOUG GORDON 11th May 2017

… No 543 Squadron. “At the same time I had now to enter the Bomber Command classification as a ‘constituted’ crew member, … Survey (OS). The DOS was established after the Second World War and was responsible for mapping the British Empire. … border with care as things were rather edgy at that time. Most of it was ‘MAMBA’ country, ‘miles and miles of bugger …

11th May 2017

… for France were designated as the DB-7 B-3 (DB for Douglas Bomber, as against the familiar DC for Douglas Commercial, … The metric instrumentation was also problematic, but the most critical change required was the switch to a ‘push for … against Nazi Germany — and on Independence Day” An often forgotten unit, the main user of the F-3A reconnaissance …

By STEVE MACLEAN 28th April 2017

… of 31 Squadron, the South African Air Force’s first heavy bomber unit. But such hopes were dashed shortly before midday … the relationship between Poland and South Africa is not forgotten. As the sole survivor of the SAAF’s supply runs to … and further mining of the Danube. Negotiation at the most senior levels had cleared the aircraft to venture east …

By Dr Kevin Wright. 20th April 2017

… airborne early warning (AEW) platform, it should not be forgotten that first and foremost it was a ‘state-of the-art’ … is its service as a makeshift troop transport and as a bomber in anti-insurgency operations. The aircraft, which was … not addressed until much later on the MR.3. Meanwhile, most of the early MR.1s passed from operational service …

By ANDREW THOMAS 31st March 2017

… and came out of cloud base at approximately 200 feet.” The bomber escaped, and on return it transpired that both … as witnessed by 118’s CO, Sqn Ldr Frank Howell. In this most intensive fight involving Whirlwinds, Brackley may also … As it is, this elegant aircraft has largely been forgotten. Groundcrew loading 250lb bombs under the wings of …

By Ben Dunnell 9th March 2017

… a cornfield near Duxford in 1974. JOHN RIGBY The single most important factor in the establishment of what is now IWM … Distinguished Flying Cross during his wartime service with Bomber Command. By the time Roads left in 1979, the IWM had … major projects on the go. There was an abortive, and long-forgotten, attempt to set up an army museum at the Royal …

By Roberto Yáñez and Alex Rodríguez 1st March 2017

… y Astronáutica de Madrid, considered to be one of the most important aeronautical collections in Europe. It is … engines and other artefacts that had remained largely forgotten. The MdA’s inventory increased considerably; the … 2.111. MUSEO DEL AIRE A Canadair CL-215 amphibious fire-bomber with a Spanish Navy Piper Comanche liaison aircraft. A …

By JOSH LYMAN 23rd February 2017

… THE 7,000-PLUS BUILT, INCLUDING THE SURVIVORS Built as a bomber, transformed into a map-maker, adapted for aerodynamic … in development flying, L7257 had a much longer life than most Lancasters, clocking just over 353 hours. L7542 … R5508, its historical significance probably long since forgotten, was struck off charge and scrapped. R5561 Sir …