D-Day P-38 Lightning - T-shirt Whirlwind Helicopter giving it improved manoeuvrability at

giving it improved manoeuvrability at high altitude

Armstrong Siddeley and Armstrong Whitworth to become Hawker Siddeley

So successful was the type it is used by a number of airforces around the world

however 2 aircraft have been involved in patrols over Poland during Russia's incursions into Ukraine in early 2022

The Swift first flew 29th December 1948

D-Day P-38 Lightning - T-shirt Whirlwind Helicopter giving it improved manoeuvrability atLockheed P 38 Lightning The Allied Expeditionary Air Force was formed to control the tactical air power of the Allied Air Forces during Operation Overlord. It was also a component of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. On June 6th 1944 over 12,000 allied aircraft flew 14,674 sorties.