Flygstridskrafter & luftkrigföring

In 1981, Captain Don McVicar, KC, OBE, published "Ferry Command" which described his dangerous flying adventures in the service of the Royal Air Force Ferry Command, a secret …

Hävittäjälentokone syntyi ensimmäisen maailmansodan aikana tarpeesta ampua alas vihollisen tiedustelulentokoneet ja tykistön tulenjohtokoneet. Maailmansodan äkillinen päättyminen …

"e;Relates how the American Eighth Air Force bombers helped Britain's Royal Air Force in fighting Germany during World War II."e;-ProtoView From the beginning of World War …

In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Victory in the forthcoming air battle would mean national survival; defeat would establish German tyranny.The …

An aviation legend designed in the mid-1940s, the Canberra entered service in 1951 with RAF Bomber Command. It served in the conventional, interdictor and nuclear bomber role with …

As a first lieutenant in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army pilot David Porter was section leader in an Aerial Scout platoon in Vietnam. Their mission was to conduct …

One of the most famous and spectacular events of the Second World War was the destruction of two dams in the Ruhr by Avro Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron, known ever since as the …

The Mitchell was one of the major medium bombers of the Second World War. It was operated by many air forces during the war including the RAF. The RAF received about 900 Mitchells …

On the ground the airborne logisticians at the battle of Arnhem fought to the bitter end, indistinguishable from their paratroop comrades. In the air, their deeds and sacrifice …

The brave efforts of the pilots and crew of the RAF during the Second World War are well-known but there was another body of aviators that played a significant role in the conflict …