Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. E Tiger I (initial) 105mm

Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. E Tiger I (initial) 105mm

rifle and enemy fighter in the vicinity would be taking pot-shots at them

The order to begin applying markings to troop transport

This was the point at which the maximum g loading on the crew would be felt and forces in excess of six times the force of gravity were regularly experienced

Gibson was finally briefed on the intended targets - 'Operation Chastise' would be striking at the industrial heart of Germany

adaptable and available in great numbers

The F4F Wildcat was the US Navy's primary carrier borne fighter aircraft at the start of the Second World War

used them during the Second World War

Although they were forced to take a naval aircraft they had originally dismissed

differing in armament and engines

By 1954 there were Silver City Airways services between Southampton-Cherbourg and Lympne-Ostend

throwing the bomb safely clear of the large propeller and on to the target

running each engine for around an hour before swapping to the other engine - the engine mounted on the port side drove the front propeller