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D-DAY 75TH ANNIVERSARY
BRITAIN’S BEST–SELLING MILITARY HISTORY MONTHLY
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TYPHOONS
On the attack
TANK–BUSTING IN NORMANDY
Local
Salute to a
Fallen Soldier
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Britain Beneath the
German Blitz in 1940
JULY 2019
ISSUE 147
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WHIPPET TANK ADEN EMERGENCY
World War One
Weapon in Detail
Hunters on patrol
over the Radfan
From the Editor...
WELCOME to your July issue. It’s packed with plenty of varied content to enjoy. One of the biggest news stories
to break this month was the discovery and partial recovery of a Fleet Air Arm Fairey Barracuda from the Solent.
This aircraft type is highly signiicant – the Royal Navy ordered more than 2,500 of them in the early 1940s and
it’s the most numerous aeroplane to have lown with the service. Barracudas fought hard in the Second World War,
replacing the obsolete Albacore from early 1943 and going on to be a key weapon in the leet’s arsenal. It played an
important part in the demise of the German battleship Tirpitz, for example. Sadly, no complete airframes were saved
and the type became extinct.
A project has been under way in Yeovilton to recreate a Barracuda using parts sourced from around the world.
It’s been ongoing for decades, but inding the various components has proved to be highly diicult. Making them
from scratch is also tricky, as few technical drawings survive. The recent recovery will be a real shot in the arm for the project as it will
ofer the chance to at least see the aircraft’s original construction, even if the items brought up from the deep are too fragile to be used in the
reconstruction.
The recovery also makes me wonder what other gems there are still waiting to be discovered. Maybe an RAF Short Stirling – another
important but extinct wartime type – might one day emerge? I really hope so! However, wrecks – even very complete ones – that come out
of the English Channel or North Sea are highly fragile and take years of costly stabilisation once back on dry land. Even with the help of
marine salvage experts, recovered items run the risk of turning to dust. That said, ingers crossed the Barracuda’s recovery spurs the Fleet
Air Arm Museum’s project on to completion. I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing them the best of luck.
Nigel Price, Editor
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FEATURES
20 Typhoons on the Attack
28 Local Hero
Chris Goss
outlines how the Hawker Typhoons of 609 Squadron RAF
paved the way in Normandy, 75 years ago.
52 The Precise Application of Force
Nigel Walpole,
who commanded a Hunter Wing in Aden, tells of
how his forces completed their complicated tripartite mission –
reconnaissance, strike and interception.
Andrew Thomas
reveals the story behind a captain from a small
Lincolnshire village who served with gallantry in the Second Boer and
First World Wars.
66 A Vintage Experience
38 Where Were the Carriers?
Nigel Price
experiences history from the cockpit first-hand as he
visits a Derbyshire-based company offering Tiger Moth flights above
Britain’s Peak District.
This interesting D-Day question is answered by
Nick Hewitt,
of the
National Museum of the Royal Navy, as he explores the oft over-
looked role of the Fleet Air Arm and its significant contribution to the
invasion.
90 Last Man Out
The last New Zealand personnel to leave Vietnam in 1975 did so
just days before the fall of Saigon.
Andrew Thomas
details the tense
withdrawal.
46 Mosquito with Added Bite
The development of the iconic Mosquito’s big-gun variant is explored
by
Dave Unwin.
94 Britain Beneath the Blitz
Gavin Mortimer
highlights the preventative measures and indomitable
spirit that defeated the Luftwaffe’s bombardment of British cities.
Contents
ISSUE 147
JULY 2019
20 Typhoons Tank-Busters
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28 Salute to a Fallen Soldier
94 How Britain Coped with the Blitz
M ON TH
HENRY J A M E S R A BY ,
V C, CB
Lord Ashcroft profiles the
remarkable Admiral Raby, the
Crimean war hero who was the first
man to be presented with his VC
by Queen Victoria.
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18 Fieldpost
A future British Army multi-role vehicle is put through its paces
on cold weather ranges in Sweden.
36 Image of War
An ageing British battleship under (temporary!) new management
is the subject of our first snapshot of the past this month.
62 Museums: Tribute to Bomber Command
73 Militaria Collecting
78 Image of War
Andrew Panton highlights the sights to see at the Lincolnshire
Aviation Heritage Centre.
Austin J Ruddy presents a selection of ‘Over Here’ memorabilia –
items associated with the wartime arrival of US forces in Britain.
A Jaguar GR.3 screeches by the Scottish coast in this stunning,
award-winning, photograph.
80 Weapons of War: Medium Mark A ‘Whippet’
The Whippet tank of Great War fame is the subject of Rob
Langham’s in-depth analysis of its development and use.
87 Recon Report
The
Britain at War
team scouts out the latest books and items of
interest, and presents the ‘book of the month’, the history of an
unusual but vital British Army formation.
A subscription to
makes a great gift.
See pages 60 and 61 for details.
NEWS
7 Tank Museum
A leading UK defence
contractor supports the
Tank Museum.
14 D-Day 75
Commemorations
Britain at War news
correspondent Alex
Bowers rounds up
the major D-Day
commemorative events
that took place in the
UK and Normandy.
COVER STORY
8 Lost Archive Found
British construction giant
reveals rare archive images of
the Mulberry Harbours.
A pair of Hawker Typhoons from 609
Squadron RAF rocket and strafe a German
convoy of trucks and light armour,
somewhere in Normandy, August 1944. In
this ground-attack role, the Typhoon was a
deadly implement and had a major influence
on the prosecution of the campaign. Chris
Goss takes up the story of the squadron's
Typhoons in Normandy, turn to page 20.
(ARTWORK BY ANASTASIOS POLYCHRONIS)
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