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On Tues. 21 may 1940 British Royal Air Force 263 Squadron and 46 Squadr.....

1940-05-21

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British Royal Air Force 263 Squadron and 46 Squadron arrived in Narvik, Norway with 18 Gladiator and 18 Hurricane aircraft to provide additional, but still not adequate, protection for Allied warships in the area.

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