Entering service with the Royal Air Force in July 1940, the Beaufighter would serve in a number of roles and form the North Coates Strike Wing.
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Messerschmitt Bf 108
Entering service with the Luftwaffe in 1935, the aircraft would be involved in what became known as the Mechelen incident during the Second World War.
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Consolidated PBY Catalina
A twin-engined flying boat used by the United States Navy, the Catalina played a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic and in the Pacific during the Second World War.
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Roy Chadwick's Lancaster would spend fifteen years in service with the Royal Air Force, and is, perhaps, best known for its role in the Dambusters raid in May 1943, which was led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson.
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During 1940 the Luftwaffe carried out its campaign to destroy the Royal Air Force so it could achieve air superiority over Southern England, as a precursor to an invasion. Known as the Battle of Britain,
it was a pivotal moment in the Second World War, as the Germans suffered their first major defeat and were unable to launch an invasion.
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ARTICLES
10TH JULY 1940 - 31ST OCTOBER 1940
