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4 February 1943 – first flight of Bristol Buckingham medium bomber

3rd February 2022 Jacek Domański

On 4th February 1943, prototype of a twin-engine medium bomber, the Bristol Type 163 ´Buckingham´, performed its maiden flight. An idea to create a medium bomber based on Beaufighter originally came from its manufacturer, the […]

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26 November 1943 – Edward O’Hare was shot down during a night-time fighter mission

25th November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 26th November 1943, Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O’Hare – the US Navy´s first fighter ace – was shot down during a night intercept mission, flying a Grumman F6F Hellcat. His aircraft was never found. […]

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4 June 1943 – Jaroslav Čermák

3rd June 2021 Jacek Domański

Flying Officer Jaroslav Čermák from No. 313 (Czech) Squadron RAF, crashes with his Spitfire Mk.V (AR512) near Taunton, after colliding with a train. Complicated wartime fortunes of Jaroslav Čermák may work as a perfect example […]

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14 February 1943 – St. Valentine´s Day Massacre

14th February 2020 Jacek Domański

First recorded combat of US Marine Corps F4U Corsair, during the Kahili raid (Solomon Islands), later known as ´St. Valentine´s Day Massacre´. Twelve F4Us, together with ten P-38 Lightnings, escorted nine PB4Y-1 Liberators on their […]

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