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Battle of Britain
Date: July 10 – October 31, 1940; Significance: Prevented German invasion of Britain, first major defeat of Hitler's military forces.
Korean War Air Battles
Date: 1950–1953; Significance: First jet-versus-jet air battles; marked the transition from propeller to jet aircraft in air warfare.
Battle of France
Date: May 10 – June 25, 1940; Significance: The German Luftwaffe overwhelmed the French and British air forces, leading to the fall of France and setting the stage for the Battle of Britain.
Battle of the Bulge
Date: December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945; Significance: Last major German offensive on the Western Front during WWII; pivotal role of air support in Allied victory.
Six-Day War
Date: June 5–10, 1967; Significance: A rapid and decisive victory for Israel, including a pre-emptive air strike that destroyed much of the Egyptian air force on the ground.
Battle of Midway
Date: June 4–7, 1942; Significance: Turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII, United States victory against the Japanese fleet.
Battle of Berlin
Date: November 1943 – March 1944; Significance: It marked the end of the Luftwaffe's capacity as an effective fighting force and the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Date: June 19–20, 1944; Significance: A decisive naval battle of WWII that eliminated the aerial combat power of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Operation Rolling Thunder
Date: March 2, 1965 – November 2, 1968; Significance: An extensive bombing campaign during the Vietnam War that aimed to weaken the economy and war-making capacity of North Vietnam.
Air Battle of El Mansoura
Date: October 14, 1973; Significance: One of the largest air battles since World War II; a decisive victory for Egypt during the Yom Kippur War.
Operation Bodenplatte
Date: January 1, 1945; Significance: Aimed to gain air superiority during the stagnant stage of the Battle of the Bulge; caused severe losses to the Luftwaffe.
Battle of the Coral Sea
Date: May 4–8, 1942; Significance: First air-sea battle in history and prevented the Japanese seaborne invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea.
Battle of the Atlantic
Date: September 3, 1939 – May 8, 1945; Significance: Longest continuous military campaign in WWII; crucial air battles helped control the crucial supply lines across the Atlantic.
Arab-Israeli War of 1948
Date: May 15, 1948 – March 10, 1949; Significance: Air battles of this war marked the creation of the Israeli Air Force and its capability to control the skies against multiple Arab air forces.
Battle of Kursk
Date: July 5 – August 23, 1943; Significance: The air battle was part of the greater battle which stopped German offensive in the East and marked the turning of the tide in favor of the Allies on the Eastern Front.
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