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Operations of the second world war era of the Royal Air Force.
Battle of Britain
10 July–31 October 1940
successHow the Battle of Britain saw RAF Fighter Command defeat the Luftwaffe’s attempt to gain the air superiority needed for invasion in 1940.
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Battle of Britain
How the Battle of Britain saw RAF Fighter Command defeat the Luftwaffe’s attempt to gain the air superiority needed for invasion in 1940.
Operation Chastise
On the night of 16–17 May 1943, 617 Squadron breached the Möhne and Eder dams using Barnes Wallis's revolutionary bouncing bomb, in one of the...
Operation Market Garden
How the RAF supported Operation Market Garden through transport aircraft, glider towing, fighter control and resupply in September 1944.
Operation Jubilee
How the RAF supported Operation Jubilee at Dieppe and what the air battle revealed about amphibious operations in 1942.
Operation Gomorrah
How RAF Bomber Command carried out Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg using concentrated area bombing and the new Window countermeasure.
Operation Overlord
How the RAF helped shape Operation Overlord through strategic bombing, airborne delivery, air cover and sustained support in Normandy.
Operation Torch
How the RAF supported Operation Torch through airfield seizure, tactical air power and the wider struggle for air superiority in North Africa.