Sound the air raid sirens! Three new flights of aircraft are taking off over Cruel Seas!
Ju 87D Stuka flight
The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (Sturzkampfflugzeug meaning “dive bomber” in translation), was a dive bomber for the Luftwaffe. This is also the infamous aircraft that was equipped with its wailing sirens, which become a sound to fear for the Allies and propaganda for the Axis.
Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic flight
The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter was a multi-role aircraft, originally conceived as a heavy fighter variant from the Bristol Beaufort bomber. This particular variant, the Ic, was the coastal command, of which, many were modified to carry bombs for anti-naval roles.
F4U Corsair flight
The F4U Corsair was an American fighter, of which, was designed and operated as a carrier-based aircraft. It quickly emplaced itself as one of the more capable fighter-bombers of the second world war. It had such a reputation that some Japanese pilots referred the F4U Corsair as the most formidable American fighter of World War II.
Conor Trainer
Dan Hewitson
Tom Mecredy