Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (AP) PER315 this 4B (G-APME) was one

this 4B (G-APME) was one of fourteen operated by British European Airways and is shown descending through a heavy evening sky into Heathrow

96th Division supported by the tanks of 763rd and 713th Flamethrower Tank Battalions

but is depicted here on 26th September 1944 flying a P-51 Mustang with the 479th Fighter Group

Leutnant Wolfram von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman

The Harrier was the worlds first operational V/STOL (vertical/short take-off and landing) aircraft

Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (AP) PER315 this 4B (G-APME) was oneDHM1217AP. Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. At 0154am, Pilot officer Les Knight in Avro Lancaster AJ N transmitted the codeword Dinghy, the signal that the Eder Dam had been successfully breached. Although the target was undefended by flak, its location made it extremely difficult to hit. In fact, four of the five aircraft involved in the attack failed in their attempts and Knight's was the last available