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First into the fight, first to be forgotten: The Whitley bomber
It was Britain’s first truly modern heavy bomber—yet history barely remembers it. The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley was the awkward, slab-sided workhorse that carried the RAF into the war. It dropped ...
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The Low-Flying RAF Bomb That Slammed a Target Germany Thought Was Untouchable
Just before dawn on December 6, 1942, more than ninety RAF bombers prepared for one of the most daring daylight raids of the ...
Built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (which eventually became one of the founding components of BAE Systems), the Blenheim made its maiden flight on April 12, 1935, under the designation of Type 142 ...
The Vulcan’s “Black Buck” missions in the Falklands War were among the most complex and logistically demanding in RAF history, pushing the aging bombers and their crews to their limits. The Avro ...
Britain and the war in the air -- Battles in the sky, battles in Whitehall -- April Fools' Day 1918 -- "A very grueling business": saving the RAF Summary "The birth of the Royal Air Force during World ...
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