03.07.2008, 07:33
A flight of Fairey Battles over Sedan.
On 14th May 1940 45 British aircraft would be lost in attacks on the Sedan bridgehead where the German forces had established five pontoon bridges across the Meuse and Chiers. The aim of these attacks was to cut off the flow of reinforcements to the German forces on the west side of the Meuse while the French Army launched an armoured assault from the south.
The main aircraft employed in ground attacks by the RAF were Fairey Battles and Blenheim IV. Most of these attacks were made without close fighter support, though Hurricanes were used in fighter sweeps in advance of the bomber attacks.
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On 14th May 1940 45 British aircraft would be lost in attacks on the Sedan bridgehead where the German forces had established five pontoon bridges across the Meuse and Chiers. The aim of these attacks was to cut off the flow of reinforcements to the German forces on the west side of the Meuse while the French Army launched an armoured assault from the south.
The main aircraft employed in ground attacks by the RAF were Fairey Battles and Blenheim IV. Most of these attacks were made without close fighter support, though Hurricanes were used in fighter sweeps in advance of the bomber attacks.