The four-engined B-17 entered United States Army Air Corps service in April 1938, but it was with the Royal Air Force in July 1941 that it made its combat debut.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190
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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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
