Britain at War September issue – out now!

Britain at War September issue – out now!

Featuring:

DAMBUSTERS 70: FINDING THE HEIGHT
Speed, range and height were the critical criteria for a successful Upkeep release during the Dams raid, Operation Chastise. Speed could be controlled by the Flight Engineer manipulating the throttles and the range by the Bomb Aimer using his special sight. As Rob Owen, Official Historian of the No. 617 Squadron Association, explains, height was a trickier problem.

A MOST DRAMATIC INCIDENT: 1917
At the beginning of 1915 a German-led Ottoman force invaded the Sinai Peninsula and attacked the Suez Canal. It marked the start of the fighting in the Middle East. When, two years later, General Allenby’s Egyptian Expeditionary Force captured Jerusalem, it was the first defeat of a Central power that resulted in a substantial loss of territory in the First World War.

AVRO ANSON GUNSHIPS
As a reconnaissance aircraft the Avro Anson was not built for aerial combat. That was, writes Robin J. Brooks, before 500 Squadron got its hands on them.

THE ALCONBURY EXPLOSION
At 20.30 hours on 27 May 1943, a huge explosion, caused by a bomb being loaded into a USAAF B-17, brought death and destruction was wrought to this airfield.

VICTIMS OF THE FEW: Battle of Britain Day 1940
Sunday, 15 September 1940 saw the climax of the Battle of Britain when the Luftwaffe launched a massive series of attacks. Here, Chris Goss tells the story of two German bombers which only just made it back.

THE ROYAL COMMAND VC
Steve Snelling chronicles the remarkable story of the Coldstream Guards hero who became a Victoria Cross recipient by Royal command.

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