Beaufighter - T-shirt V Force Operation Market Garden and DDay

Operation Market Garden and DDay

flown by Squadron Leader Billy Drake DSO DFC

74 Training Squadron started operational life in 1917

Having served in Vietnam and the Gulf war the Aardvark retired in 1996

Manufactured by Breguet and BAC the Jaguar first flew in 1968 and entered operational service in 1973 with the RAF and French Airforce

Beaufighter - T-shirt V Force Operation Market Garden and DDayBristol Type 156 Beaufighter The Beaufighter was a heavy fighter and strike aircraft that came into service with the RAF in 1940 as a development of the Beaufort. It took on many roles including rocket armed ground attack, torpedo bomber and night fighter. As well as the RAF the Beaufighter served with the Fleet Air Arm, RCAF, USAAF, RNZAF, SAAF, RAAF and the Free Polish Air Squadron.