Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B B5N

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B B5NDuring RAF air operations in the Gulf War of 1991, the effectiveness of Iraqi anti aircraft defences resulted in Tornado and Jaguar strike missions having to be flown at higher altitudes, thus reducing their effectiveness. They needed the support of the RAF's ageing Blackburn Buccaneer jets with their 'Pave Spike' laser designator equipment to deliver smart munitions effectively, the only trouble was, these aircraft were back at their home base in

with most assuming they would be sent to attack the massive German battleship Tirpitz

As Gibson and his crew made their attack run on the Mohne Dam

but is the very essence of British sophistication and style

the German Kriegsmarine exploited a loophole by designing a fleet of fast

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Alexander James Gibson

A groundbreaking helicopter design

Having already been in Royal Air Force service for over 42 years

The P-51D was arguably the definitive variant of the North American Mustang and included several significant improvements to the aircraft’s already successful design

the mighty Boeing Chinook HC

most coming into the hands of private collectors but a small number used in dissimilar aircraft trials and to perfect combat techniques against smaller

Quickly outclassed as a day fighter during the Battle of Britain