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  • “Black Buck”

    “Black Buck”

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    Built as a Cold War nuclear bomber, the Vulcan saw action only at the very end of its service life. François Prins has the story of its use in the Falklands. Although the three V-bombers – Valiant, Vulcan and Victor – were intended to counter the threat by the former Soviet Union, two of the…

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  • Battle of Britain Day

    Battle of Britain Day

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    Sunday 15 September 1940 was the day on which massed waves of Luftwaffe aircraft came to attack England expecting little opposition, though were met by a strong force of RAF fighters which hit the enemy formations with might. As dawn broke on 15 September 1940, there was a touch of mist in the air over…

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  • Messerschmitt Bf 109E cockpit

    Messerschmitt Bf 109E cockpit

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    1 Revi gun sight 2 Clock 3 Magneto switches 4 Altimeter 5 Magnetic compass 6 Boost gauge 7 Air speed indicator 8 Turn and bank indicator 9 RPM gauge 10 Propeller pitch indicator 11 Fuel and oil pressure gauge 12 Undercarriage indicator 13 Fuel contents gauge 14 Oil temperature gauge 15 Coolant temperature gauge 16…

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  • RAF Bentley Priory – HQ Fighter Command

    RAF Bentley Priory – HQ Fighter Command

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    Once home to Fighter Command and from where the Battle of Britain was organised by Sir Hugh Dowding, plans are in hand for Bentley Priory to become a museum dedicated to the memory of ‘The Few’. From July 1936 to April 1968, Bentley Priory served as the Headquarters of Fighter Command. As well as being…

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