Lightning F6 XS925 at The Royal Air Force Museum London #lightning #coldwar #royalairforce #fighter #englishelectric | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Mitsubishi Ki-46-III ‘Dinah’ at the Royal Air Force Museum London - the only surviving example of the type #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #japan #rafmuseum | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib MN235 at The Royal Air Force Museum London. Don’t mention the fat spinner! #ww2 #ww2history #wwii #typhoon #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

DH Mosquito at The Royal Air Force Museum London. A highly versatile multi role machine, before this Mossie is an example of the Target Indicator (TI) payload carried by the aircraft of the Pathfinder Force. #ww2 #ww2history #ww2aircraft #warbirds #royalairforce #mosquito #dehavilland | Daniel J Wheatcroft

That’s All, Brother has arrived! Daks arrive in the UK prior to next week's D-Day celebrations. Watch the celebrations on the RAF channels. Find out more about our heritage aircraft: www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/battle-of-britain-memorial-flight/ & our latest humanitarian operations: www.raf.mod.uk/what-we-do The Royal Air Force Museum, London Daks over Normandy | Royal Air Force

The 29th April marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Manna, the humanitarian food drop into occupied Netherlands at the end of World War II. Much of the Netherlands was suffering from a terrible famine known as “Hongerwinter” or Hunger Winter with many thousands facing starvation. The British launched Operation Manna to drop food packages from Avro Lancaster bombers from as low as 50 feet. The Lancasters were crewed by British, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and Polish squadron members. The