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Tuesday, 11 March 2025

THE NORTHROP P-61 BLACK WIDOW

 

The Northrop P-61 Black Widow was an American

Twin-engine, twin-boom fighter aircraft of WW2

It was Named after the North American spider 

It was most effectively used as a night fighter

By United States Army Air Forces globally 

It was operational from 1944 until 1954

THE MARTIN BALTIMORE

 

The Martin 187 Baltimore was an American

Twin-engine light attack bomber

Originally ordered by the French in May 1940

But after the fall of France They were diverted

To Britain for the RAF and were used exclusively

In the Mediterranean and Middle East theatres

Operating to great effect for the duration of the war


Monday, 3 March 2025

THE BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA

 

The Bell P-39 Airacobra was the principal

American Fighter when the USA entered combat

A small number were operational with the RAF

They soon reached obsolescence in Europe

And the remaining stock were sold to the USSR

HEROINES OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE - ANNE-MARIE WALTERS MBE, CdG, MdlR

  She was born in Switzerland But worked for the French Resistance Under the Codename “Colette” From January 1944 until August 1944 ...