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A German Arado Ar 196 reconnaissance seaplane engaged six RAF Spitfires during the Battle of Britain
The RAF discovered that, in the hands of a skilled pilot, the Ar 196 might prove to be an unexpectedly lethal adversary
The Arado Ar...
Why a Defiant ‘bomber formation destroyer’ didn’t shot down a RAF Museum Do 17
One particular assertion made by a Defiant crew of No. 264 Sqn, Do 17Z 5K+AR of 7./KG 3, shot down over the English Channel...
The Brewster F2A, superior to Grumman’s F4F but outclassed by Japanese fighters
The Buffalo became the first monoplane fighter aircraft for the US Navy in 1939 after defeating the Grumman F4F Wildcat in a competition
The F2A...
Why the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 German fighter aircraft caused stir in the RAF in 1941
In September 1941, the Fw 190 entered combat over northwest France and quickly established its dominance over the Mark V Spitfire, Britain's greatest fighter...
The most important RAF WWII airfields in Britain
This article highlights a few of the more comprehensive sites
One of the most prominent and ubiquitous memorials of this tragic struggle is the Second...