Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk of 27 May-4 June 1940,
is one of the most celebrated military events in British history, and
yet it was the direct result of one of the most crushing defeats
suffered by the British army. Over nine days nearly 300,000 men from
the BEF were evacuated from Dunkirk, an action that allowed Britain to
stay in the war.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/operation_dynamo.html

Gloster Meteor

The Gloster Meteor was the only Allied jet aircraft to see combat
during the Second World War, making its debut a few days after the Me
262
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_WWII.html

The Gloster E.28/39 was the first British aircraft to be powered by a
jet engine, making its maiden flight in 1941.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_e28_39.html

We look at the development of the Gloster Meteor
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_developme...

The Gloster Meteor F Mk.I was the first Allied jet aircraft to enter
service during the Second World War, and the first production version
of an aircraft that would remain in front line RAF service until 1961
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_I.html

The Gloster Meteor F Mk.II was the designation for a version of the
Meteor powered by de Havilland H.1 engines. Only one was built.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_II.html

The Gloster Meteor F Mk.III was the first version of the Meteor to be
produced in large numbers, and the first truly satisfactory version of
the aircraft.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_III.html

The designation Meteor FR Mk.5 was given to a single Gloster Meteor
F.Mk.4 (VT347) experimentally modified to operate as a fighter-
reconnaissance aircraft
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_5.html

The Gloster Meteor F.Mk.6 was a proposal for an improved version of
the Meteor jet, using long engine nacelles and the Derwent 7 engine.
None were built.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_6.html

The Gloster Meteor T Mk.7 was a two seat trainer, based on the Meteor
F Mk.4.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_7.html

The Gloster Meteor F Mk.8 was the last and best day fighter version of
the Meteor, and equipped the majority of home based RAF fighter
squadrons in the early 1950s.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_8.html

The Gloster Meteor FR Mk.9 was a low level fighter-reconnaissance
version of the Meteor Mk.8.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_9.html

The Gloster Meteor PR Mk.10 was a high level unarmed reconnaissance
aircraft.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_10.html

The Gloster Meteor NF Mk.11 was the first of a series of night
fighters based on the Meteor and designed to fill a short term need
for a replacement for the Mosquito
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_11.html

The Gloster Meteor NF Mk.12 was the second development of the Meteor
night fighter, this time based around the American APS-21 radar (AI Mk.
21 in RAF service)
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_12.html

The Gloster Meteor NF Mk.13 was a tropicalised version of the NF Mk.
11, forty of which were converted on the production line to equip the
RAF in the Middle East
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_13.html

The Gloster Meteor NF Mk.14 was the final night fighter version of the
Meteor, featuring an improved clear-vision sliding canopy and slightly
more powerful engines than the earlier NF Mk.12.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_14.html

The Gloster Meteor U Mk.15 was an unmanned target drone created from
converted surplus F Mk.4 fighters
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_15.html

The Gloster Meteor U Mk.16 was an unmanned target drone based on the F
Mk.8.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_16.html

The Gloster Meteor TT Mk.20 was a target towing aircraft based on the
NF Mk.11
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_20.html

The Gloster Meteor U Mk.21 was an unmanned drone, similar to the U Mk.
16 and like that aircraft based on the F Mk.8 fighter, but built for
use in Australia
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_21.html

The Gloster E.5/42 was a design for a single engined jet fighter that
saw some development work in 1943 as an alternative in case the Meteor
project was delayed by problems with the Whittle W2.B jet engine.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_e5_42.html

The Gloster Meteor was sold to twelve countries, remaining in service
in some of them well into the 1970s.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_overseas....

A list of the Gloster Meteor Squadrons of the RAF
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_squadrons...

The Gloster Meteor has a limited post-war combat career, despite
remaining in serving until 1961
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_gloster_meteor_RAF_postw...

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

We add a series of articles on the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
http://www.historyofwar.org/subject_air_B-24.html

A look at the development of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, the US
military aircraft produced in the largest numbers
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_B-24_Development.html

The Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express was produced in response to a
USAAF request for long range transport aircraft.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_C-87_Liberator_Express.html

The Consolidated RY Liberator was the US Navy designation for
transport aircraft based on the B-24 Liberator, known as the C-87 in
the USAAF.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_RY_Liberator_Transport.html

Operation Tidalwave, 1 August 1943, was a low level attack on the oil
refineries at Ploesti, carried out by B-24 Liberators from bases in
North Africa.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/operation_tidalwave.html

The Consolidated XB-41 Liberator was a prototype for a heavily armed
escort fighter based on the B-24
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_XB-41_Liberator.html

We look at the service record of the B-24 Liberator with the Eighth
Air Force in England, the B-24 in the Mediterranean and the B-24 in
the Pacific.
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_B-24_Eighth_Air_Force.html
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_B-24_Mediterranean.html
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_B-24_Pacific.html

Consolidated Liberator Groups

We add a list of Consolidated B-24 Liberator Groups of the USAAF
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_B-24_units.html

The 34th Bombardment Group spent the first few months of the Second
World War protecting the American coast, before becoming a training
squadron. Finally from April 1944 the group joined the Eighth Air
Force, operating the B-24 and then B-17 over Europe.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/34th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 44th Bombardment Group was one of those Eighth Air Force units
that flew the B-24 for the entire war, spending an unusually large
amount of its time on tactical missions, as well as contributing
detachments to the fighting in Italy.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/44th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 93rd Bombardment Group was one of those Eighth Air Force units
that operated the B-24 Liberator through the Second World War, taking
part in the Strategic bombing campaign as well as sending three
detachments to the Mediterranean and taking part in the attack on
Ploesti
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/93rd_Bombardment_Group.html

The 389th Bombardment Group was a B-24 unit of the Eighth Air Force
that gained its first combat experience on detachment to North Africa
between July and October 1943
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/389th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 392nd Bombardment Group was a B-24 Liberator group of the Eighth
Air Force which operated from Wendling from July 1943 until June 1945.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/392nd_Bombardment_Group.html

The 445th Bombardment Group was a B-24 Liberator unit of the Eighth
Air Force which operated from Tibenham from November 1943 to the end
of the war in Europe.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/445th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 446th Bombardment Group was a B-24 Liberator unit of the Eighth
Air Force which operated from Flixton, England from November 1943
until the end of the war in Europe.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/446th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 448th Bombardment Group was a B-24 Liberator unit of the Eighth
Air Force that operated from Seething from December 1943 until the end
of the war in Europe.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/448th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 453rd Bombardment Group was a B-24 Liberator unit that was active
from Old Buckenham in England from February 1944 until the end of the
war in Europe.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/453rd_Bombardment_Group.html

The 466th Bombardment Group was a B-24 Liberator unit of the Eighth
Air Force, based at Attlebridge, Norfolk, from March 1944 to the end
of the war in Europe.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/466th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 467th Bombardment Group was a B-24 Liberator unit within the
Eighth Air Force that was based at Rackheath, Norfolk, from March 1944
until the end of the war in Europe.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/467th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 482nd Bombardment Group provided a pathfinder force for the heavy
bombers of the Eighth Air Force.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/482nd_Bombardment_Group.html

The 486th Bombardment Group was a heavy bomber unit of the Eighth Air
Force, entering combat with the B-24 in May 1944 but converting to the
B-17 two months later.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/486th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 487th Bombardment Group was a heavy bomber unit of the Eighth Air
Force, based at Lavenham, Suffolk, from August 1944 until the end of
the war in Europe.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/487th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 489th Bombardment Group was a B-24 Liberator unit within the
Eighth Air Force, noteworthy for containing the only man to be awarded
the Medal of Honor while flying an Eighth Air Force B-24 from Britain
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/489th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 490th Bombardment Group was a heavy bomber unit of the Eighth Air
Force that entered combat just before the D-Day landings, attacking
German airfields.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/490th_Bombardment_Group.html

The 491st Bombardment Group was a B-24 Liberator group of the Eighth
Air Force that entered combat early in June 1944, just before the D-
Day landings.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/491st_Bombardment_Group.html

The 492nd Bombardment Group was a unit of the Eighth Air Force, but
despite being a heavy bombardment group it actually spent most of its
time in Europe flying Carpetbagger missions, transporting agents and
supplies to resistance movements in Occupied Europe
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/492nd_Bombardment_Group.html

The 493rd Bombardment Group was a heavy bomber unit of the Eighth Air
Force, that entered combat in May 1944, just in time to take part in
the operations to support the D-Day landings.
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/493rd_Bombardment_Group.html