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RAF Cover Begins as the Dunkirk Evacuation Starts in 1940
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RAF Cover Begins as the Dunkirk Evacuation Starts in 1940

On 26 May 1940, Operation Dynamo began and RAF Fighter Command started flying cover over Dunkirk and the Channel in a desperate battle.

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On 26 May 1940, Operation Dynamo began and RAF Fighter Command started flying cover over Dunkirk and the Channel in a desperate battle.
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