The Battle of Hamburg

The Battle of Hamburg

Jan 7, 2025 | Operations, Other Military Aviation, World War 2

The Battle of Hamburg (Operation Gomorrah) In 1943, the heart of the German air defence system was the early-warning and flak-predictor radar systems. It had proved to be a good system, as was the British radar chain that had been set up since 1935. The Germans knew,...
3 Squadron in WW2

3 Squadron in WW2

Nov 18, 2024 | 3SQN, World War 2

At the outbreak of World War II, number 3 squadron RAAF would be sent to the Middle East tasked with supporting the 6th Division of the Australian Army and would spend the entire war in the Mediterranean theatre, and became part of the Allies’ Desert Air Force (later...