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Although the Blitz did not start until September 1940, air raid precautions in Britain began as early as 1938 with 40 million gas masks given out and millions of cardboard coffins made.
Watch and listen to Winston Churchill's appeal on behalf of the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Battle of Britain pilot, Flt Lt William Walker, recites his poem "Our Wall", written in memory of those who lost their lives in the Battle. The poem is inscribed on the Memorial Wall at Capel-Le-Ferne.
A selection of photos taken around the time of the Battle of Britain.
A selection of photos which were taken at Stalag Luft III, the scene of the Great Escape.
The Dam Busters were members of the RAF's 617 Squadron who were specially assembled in March 1943 to bomb three dams in Germany's industrial heartland, the Ruhr Valley, just two months later.
A selection of photos taken around the time of The Siege of Malta.
A selection of modern day and historic photos of the RAF Regiment.
A selection of photos taken around the time of the Battle of the Somme.
The Guinea Pig Club was formed in July 1941 to support aircrew who were undergoing reconstructive plastic surgery after receiving burn injuries in the Second World War.