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FEATURES LAYING CHURCHILL'S EGGS To stop ground forces crossing an area, the laying of mines was common practice in the Second World War. But how could Britain defend itself from aerial attack? By laying a minefield in the air? Dr Alfred Price explains that this is exactly what the RAF tried to do as the Luftwaffe intensifi ed its attacks on the UK. McNAMARA'S VC His colleague had been forced to the ground and he had gone to his rescue. But with the enemy closing in Frank McNamara found that his own aircraft could not take off. Tony Pay tells the dramatic story that led to the award of Australia's only aerial Victoria Cross of the First World War. THE LITTLE RED LIGHTS The situation was deteriorating. Merchant shipping losses were mounting and valuable and experienced crewmen were being lost at sea. Answers had to be found and as John and Rupert Eastell explain, it was John's father who devised one solution. EDITOR'S CHOICE: CONVOY ATTACK The large German convoy was en route to the beleaguered enemy garrison on the island of Crete. Somehow it had to be stopped, so the order was passed down to the RAF. Chris Gosstells the story of the mass attack that followed. OPERATION SIDECAR: TRAINING FOR D-DAY The quiet of a spring morning in rural West Sussex was disturbed by a team of US servicemen who placed flares across the fi elds. Then, on 18 April 1944, the sky fi lled with dozens of aircraft and gliders. UNLUCKY THIRTEEN At around 13.30 hours on 30 September 1940, Feldwebel Walter Scholz taxied out for take-off. As Andy Saunders reveals, within a short time Scholz would suffer a premature end to his mission. REGULARS RECONNAISSANCE REPORT A look at some of the new publications and products that are available. DUSTY ARCHIVE Guilty Verdict: How one file at the National Archive reveals the story of a war crime that occurred in March 1945. DATES THAT SHAPED THE WAR Seventy years on, we chart some of the key moments and events that affected the United Kingdom in July 1941. WHAT I WOULD SAVE IN A FIRE Cressida Finch, exhibitions manager for the Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast, reveals which object she would reach for in the event of a disaster.
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