The twin-engined Whitley entered service with the Royal Air Force in March 1937 and would serve with Bomber Command during the early years of the Second World War.
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Heinkel He 111
When the Second World War broke out, the Heinkel He 111 would be the Luftwaffe's main bomber, from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
The four-engined B-24 was one of the most produced aircraft of the Second World War, with over 18,400 built and was nicknamed 'Lumbering Lib'.
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Roy Chadwick's Lancaster would spend fifteen years in service with the Royal Air Force, and is, perhaps, best known for its role in the Dambusters raid in May 1943, which was led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson.
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During 1940 the Luftwaffe carried out its campaign to destroy the Royal Air Force so it could achieve air superiority over Southern England, as a precursor to an invasion. Known as the Battle of Britain,
it was a pivotal moment in the Second World War, as the Germans suffered their first major defeat and were unable to launch an invasion.
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ARTICLES
10TH JULY 1940 - 31ST OCTOBER 1940
