Gazelle - Sweat Shirt Horsa Glider McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

These aircraft were chosen for the role of the UK's nuclear deterrent for their quick reaction capability and manouverability

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

Its primary role was to intercept Soviet bombers entering UK airspace with powerful radar and armed with Skyflash and AIM 7 Sparrow missiles

Both had been shot down and imprisoned by the Germans

Gazelle - Sweat Shirt Horsa Glider McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleArospatiale Westland Gazelle AH. 1 The Gazelle first flew in 1967 and entered military service in 1973. The Army Air Corps used the Gazelle for airborne reconnaissance and as a training aircraft.