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Owing So Much to So Few
On this day in 1940, Nazi Germany begins the first in a long and bloody series of bombing raids against England, known as the Battle…
Miracle at Dunkirk Imperils Britain
On this day in 1940, Operation Dynamo, universally known as the Miracle at Dunkirk, comes to an official close; nearly a quarter-million Allied troops were…
The Royal Air Force
On this day in 1918, precisely 102 years ago, the Royal Air Force (RAF) is formed with the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC)…
The Battle of Britain
Within the shank of the battle, PM Winston Churchill remarked “Never, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few.” 1,542 such few gave their lives in the course of air combat; as of February, 2019, six of The Few from the RAF are still with us.
The Creation and Amazing Feats of the Royal Air Force (RAF)
On this day in 1918, precisely 101 years ago, the Royal Air Force (RAF) is formed with the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC)…
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