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How World War II Revolutionized Aerial Warfare
The strategic bomber offensive over Europe pitted some of the world’s most advanced bombers against some of its most advanced fighters.
Here s What You Need to Know: The Allies had enough of an economic advantage that they could afford to pour remarkable amounts of men and material into the air war.
When war broke out in September 1939, none of the combatants were prepared to fight in the way that they wanted.
The British lacked the heavy bombers that interwar doctrine suggested that would be necessary to bring the fight to Germany. The Germans lacked the navy they needed to cut Britain off its Atlantic supply lines.
The Battle of Britian was a rough time, but London won the day.
Key point: The RAF had spunk, determination, and the blunders of Berlin on its side. Here is how the British survived and won the skies of World War II.
It was a battle fought without armies. No rifles, no tanks, no barbed wire. In the summer of 1940, the skies above Britain served as the battlefield for the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe. The Nazis had conquered most of Western Europe, and Britain stood alone. The Luftwaffe represented the first arm of the German military juggernaut to take a swing at the British Isles. Its mission was simple: repeat the performances in Poland and France and eliminate the enemy air force.
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Castletown wartime memento to feature in Highland-wide podcast By Gordon Calder
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Updated: 15:33, 18 February 2021
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The Custer tablecloth made by Isobel Custer features the signatures of 125 airmen. Picture: Neil Buchan / Castletown Heritage Society
A unique and poignant wartime memento containing the signatures of 125 airmen who were based at RAF Castletown during World War II is to be featured on a podcast as part of a Highland-wide initiative.
The memento â a tablecloth created by Isobel Custer â was loaned to the Castletown Heritage Society several years ago by her family and is often on view during wartime exhibitions at the groupâs heritage centre at Castlehill.