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A success from uncertain beginnings

DEVELOPMENT DOUGLAS DB-7/A-20 Although a US Army Air Corps...

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NIGEL LAMB

It was a big step from the Rhodesian Air Force to professional...

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TARGET: CUBA?

RECCE VALIANTS When the Valiants of No 543 Squadron visited...

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“One of the nicest medium twins of the war”

INSIGHTS DOUGLAS DB-7/A-20 No 88 Squadron Boston IIIs,...

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DRAGON RAPIDE

The classic de Havilland airliner’s post-war service involved...

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POLAR PIONEERS

The 46th and 72nd Reconnaissance Squadrons’ operations in the...

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FINDING PROBES: FROM Mi-8 TO Il-20

In the 1980s, many new types of electronic reconnaissance system...

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LINE of DEFENCE

Just as it had in the Battle of Britain, radar proved crucial...

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Vickers Valiant recce missions revealed

No 543 Squadron’s motto was highly appropriate when it came to operate the Vickers Valiant in the strategic reconnaissance role. Whether mapping large swathes of the soon-to-be-former British Empire, locating Soviet Navy ships or — possibly — gathering intelligence for the CIA about Cuba, this unit kept a close Cold War watch

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A tough attack bomber

TECHNICAL DETAILS DOUGLAS DB-7/A-20 A completed A-20 being...