On This Day, 1940: On 22 July 1940, an RAF Blenheim used airborne interception radar to shoot down a Dornier Do 17…
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SEPECAT (Breguet / British Aircraft Corporation)
Fighter AircraftThe SEPECAT Jaguar was an Anglo-French strike aircraft that entered RAF service in 1973 and remained in use until 2007. Developed from a joint training and tactical-support requirement, it became a principal RAF ground-attack aircraft during the Cold War and later saw combat in the Gulf and operations over the Balkans and Iraq.
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