When the Fw 190 entered operational service with the Luftwaffe in August 1941, it was superior to the Spitfire Mk V then in service with the Royal Air Force.
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AW Whitley
The twin-engined Whitley entered service with the Royal Air Force in March 1937 and would serve with Bomber Command during the early years of the Second World War.
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Heinkel He 111
When the Second World War broke out, the Heinkel He 111 would be the Luftwaffe's main bomber, from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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Complete list of the nineteen aircraft and 133 aircrew that took part in Operation Chastise, also known as the Dambusters Raid, in May 1943.
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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
