D-Day Horsa - T-shirt Starfighter The Americans affectionately referred to

The Americans affectionately referred to the Vulcan as the 'Aluminium Cloud' owing to its enormous delta wing profile

primarily as a trainer and other roles from airborne early warning to taxiing ferry pilots for the British Air Transport Auxiliary

During the Cold War the squadron operated the Vulcan

The B variant is the short take-off and vertical landing type that is operated by the Royal Air Force

D-Day Horsa - T-shirt Starfighter The Americans affectionately referred toAirspeed A. S. 51 Horsa The Allied Expeditionary Air Force was formed to control the tactical air power of the Allied Air Forces during Operation Overlord. It was also a component of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. On June 6th 1944 over 12,000 allied aircraft flew 14,674 sorties.