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1940, Squadron scramble... Keep it nice and tight... Tally ho! Bandits sighted... The battle rages..

Throughout the 1960's various RAF units deployed to the major British base at Canopic, joining the permanently based squadrons there to boost numbers in support of Dhimari forces as tensions with Paran rose periodically... Canberras were one of the 'big sticks' used to deter Paran from full scale air raids on Dhimari facilities, and also flew recon flights.. The RAF's many Hunter squadrons were frequent visitors... Joint exercises with Dhimari Vampires.. Heading to the maintenance area after some tough flights... Dhimari Hunters replaced their Vampires towards the end of the decade, and were better armed than their RAF counterparts, sporting AIM-9 Sidewinders in addition to cannon... RAF Lightnings on patrol.. This Lightning took some cannon hits in one of the frequent dogfights with Parani MiGs probing the Dhimar/Paran border and barely made it back to Canopic. (I could have used GKABS' new fire engine about a second after taking this picture as I fireballed down the runway!)

1943, RAF Mosquitos raid Bremerhaven...