Operation Ramrod 16
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Ramrod 16 was an attempt by the Royal Air Force to bomb the Koninklijke Hoogovens steelworks at IJmuiden in the Netherlands during the Second World War. After several recent abortive attacks a more el
An RAF Lockheed Ventura
Captured Fw 190A-3 of JG 2 in Britain, 1942
88 Squadron Boston Mark IIIs in 1942, low over the North Sea
Aircrew of 487 Squadron before the raid, 1943
Circus offensive
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Circus was the codename given to operations by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War where bombers, with a mass escort of fighters, were sent over continental Europe to bring Luftwaffe fight
Operation Ramrod 16
…three fighters attacking targets of opportunity; Rodeos, fighter sweeps over enemy territory without bombers, which the Luftwaffe usually ignored and Circuses, small numbers of bombers from 2 Group, escorted by large numbers of fighters. The objective of the operations was to attack ground targets, destroy…
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