Warriors of the Night

At the start of the war, both sides were not prepared for nighttime fighting. It was the defeat in France and the Battle of Britain that forced both sides to bomb at night.

Bomber Command's losses were so great that new offensive techniques were required. The RAF developed the "bomber stream" and used technology to combat the German nightfighters.

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton has one of the largest collections of restored and flying WW2 aircraft. They are a memorial to the men who flew them.