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Article: Helping win war on a wing and a prayer.(Lest We Forget Supplement)
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- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- November 14, 2005
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No one should underestimate the importance of the Royal Air Force's role in World War Two.
Particular significance will always be attached to the Battle of Britain, fought after the Germans decided to launch a major offensive on the UK.
Before he contemplated moving troops towards the UK, Hitler knew he had to destroy Britain's air capability and stop the RAF sinking the ships that would carry his soldiers across the English Channel.
Under the control of Reichsmarschall Hermann GUering, bombing raids on Britain started in July 1940 with the main ...