RAF Ground Crew 4820113080968

RAF Ground Crew 4820113080968While it is the pilots that often receive the most acclaim for their role in defending the United Kingdom from the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain in the late summer of 1940, they could never have completed this job alone. Supporting the pilots were many more men and women from across the UK who served as ground crew, performing the vital tasks of refuelling, rearming and maintaining fighter aircraft in between sorties. This was a particularly

with no fewer than 61 V-1 '˜kills'™ to his name

the Stuka came up against staunch RAF fighter opposition and suffered as a result

SLS and the Orion spacecraft capsule almost appears to be a combination of Apollo and Space Shuttle technologies

Gibson was finally briefed on the intended targets - 'Operation Chastise' would be striking at the industrial heart of Germany

the Land Rover attracted the attention of the British military

she served as the flagship of the British Grand Fleet under the command of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and took part in the Battle of Jutland actions at the end of May 1916

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September 1946

no official two-seat training variants were produced during the Second World War

at the start of the most audacious bombing raid in history

Mk IIb and c aircraft equipped in this way took an effective part in combat in Africa

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