The RAF in the Desert Air War and North African Campaign
How the RAF fought the desert air war in North Africa from 1940 to 1943, as Coningham’s Western Desert Air Force won air superiority and supported the Eighth Army from El Alamein to Tunis.
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Black Buck 1: Vulcan Strike Opens Falklands Air Campaign
Black Buck 1: Vulcan XM607’s record-range 1982 strike on Port Stanley opened the RAF offensive phase of the Falklands air campaign.
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The RAF and D-Day Air Power in Operation Overlord
What the RAF did on D-Day, 6 June 1944: bombing the coastal batteries, carrying the 6th Airborne Division, the Taxable and Glimmer deceptions, and air superiority over the beaches.
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The RAF in the Berlin Airlift and the Cold War Airlift
How the RAF flew Operation Plainfare in the Berlin Airlift of 1948 to 1949: Dakotas, Yorks, Hastings and Sunderlands, 541,937 tons delivered, and what it cost.
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RAF Vulcans Deploy to Ascension Island
The arrival of RAF Vulcans at Ascension in 1982 set the stage for the long-range bomber operations of the Falklands campaign.
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RAF Losses and Attrition Across the Second World War
How RAF losses in war included combat, training and hidden attrition, shaping policy, doctrine and the conduct of air operations.
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Falklands Exclusion Zone Set as Air Campaign Nears
Falklands exclusion zone: Britain’s 1982 warning to Buenos Aires over a Falklands no-fly area marked a key shift from crisis to active campaign enforcement.
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RAF Aircrew Training WWII: From Recruit to Front Line
How RAF aircrew training expanded from pre-war limits into a vast wartime system that sustained front-line operations across the Commonwealth.
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RAF Bombing Strategy: From Daylight Raids to the Night War
How RAF bombing strategy evolved from costly daylight raids to a sustained night offensive shaped by loss rates, navigation technology and doctrine.
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RAF UAV Operations and the Rise of StormShroud Systems
RAF drones from the Queen Bee target drone to the MQ-9 Reaper over Afghanistan, the Protector RG1 and StormShroud, the radar-jamming drone that protects F-35s and Typhoons.
