Fighter Command was one of three functional commands – along with Bomber ... of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft.

By the time of its retirement, it had completed more operations than nearly any other aircraft in RAF Bomber Command. In June 1944, the Department of Air designated the aircraft for war museum ...

A costly Bomber Command raid in August against ... He tells of one Royal Air Force officer who made morale-building visits to aircraft factories: When he told one audience that the flames of ...

A condensed yet comprehensive look at the development and operations of RAF Bomber Command from a fledgling ... 1942 they developed new tactics and new aircraft and by 1943 with the use of the ...

He used to cycle past RAF Northolt near his home in ... More than 8,000 aircraft were lost in action and Bomber Command aircrews suffered a brutally high casualty rate – out of 126,000 aircrew ...

In the last year of the war, Lancasters from RAF Wratting Common took part in non-combat missions. These include Operation ...

The largest all-female RAF flypast has marked the unveiling ... of the new Women in War exhibition at the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln. Ten steel silhouettes of women during ...

Fighter Command was one of three functional commands – along with Bomber ... of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft.