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    and is targeted at 16 overs. (BFBS,2009) * Local community radios (Scotland, Northern Ireland & England) – They cater for whole communities or for different areas of interest. I.e. it caters for young people, religious communities and Armed Forces. (Ofcom, no date) The radio advertisement for this campaign drove people to the website in order to turn their sound dimensions to a visual. This resulted in an increase of visitors to their website and attracted a wider audience. Print: Advertisements

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    the labour force. As the men left for war, the females took over most of the jobs in the factories. Many even said they did a better job than the men did. Over time, they began to work a variety of jobs that they were not able to before, but it wasn’t enough. Even though by 1944, the end of the war, the number of women working

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    “The Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin.” Just the day before, the French signed a peace treaty and were no longer involved with World War II. The Battle of Britain was the air battle between Germany and Britain for control over Great Britain’s air space. This happened during July 1940 to May 1941, with the heaviest fighting from July to October 1940. Winston Churchill was trying to negotiate with Adolf Hitler. The Germans were trying to control the English

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    Research Paper: Douglas C-47 “Gooney Bird” The C-47 was the lead plane of the 37th troop carrier squadron, dropping elements of the 82nd airborne division near St. Mere Eglise, France in the early hours of June 6th, 1944. June 6th is formally known as D Day. The C-47 was very important to aviation or even the most important because over 13,000 planes were sold, it was one of the most successful cargo planes, every branch of the U.S military and all the major allied powers flew it during World War

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    When I look in a mirror I think my most noticeable feature is my nose, my nose branches off from the centre of my head and sticks out with a curve to it which makes it unique I would say. I think people think my most outstanding feature are my eyes, mainly because they are blue and quite catching. My hair colour is a very light blonde colour which can be catching to the eye at the first glance, and my eyes are bluey-grey. I don’t smile often in public, I do smile more around my friends or people

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    shaped like this to create more lift. I said earlier, the engines keep you up in the air, that is not entirely true. Engines provide thrust to push the plane forward, and allow airflow over the wings. That air running over the wings creates lift. The lift is what lets you fly. Here is a basic rundown of how aerofoils (wings) work. Because of the curved shape, the air going over the wing travels faster than the air underneath the wings. This creates a high pressure underneath the wing, and a low pressure

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    London, England. After a very short time there, he joined the Rifle Corps. This action led to the beginning of his own military career. One of the first steps to becoming an official member of the British military was to pass an exam for the British Royal Military College. He took the acceptance exam three times before finally passing it. At the end of his time there, he graduated 20th out of 130 in his class and was believed to have been a solid member of the college while there. Churchill’s relationship

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    The Battle of Britain in 1940 In the summer of 1940, the German Luftwaffe attempted to win air superiority over southern Britain and the English Channel by destroying the Royal Air Force and the British aircraft industry. This attempt came to be known as the Battle of Britain, and victory over the RAF was seen by the Germans as absolutely essential if they were eventually to mount an invasion of the British Isles. The Germans had overrun Belgium, the Netherlands and

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    The Royal Air Force saved Britain from the Nazi regime. In the beginning of the summer of 1940, war broke out over the United Kingdom between the German Luftwaffe and the British Royal Air Force. The fighting started because of the fall of France to the Nazi’s. The Nazi’s looked to Britain as their next territory they wanted to occupy. Germany had a plan that they were beginning to draw up. Operation Sea Lion called for an assault on Britain by gaining air control over Britain. On the British side

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    and disadvantages of joint warfare? Discuss with reference to a specific campaign. Joint Warfare According to the United States, joint warfare is ‘team warfare’. (DTIC, 2017) Joint warfare is a military action by an Armed Forces that is either conducted by Joint Task Forces or the employment of the different services to work under command relationship. Joint warfare requires coordination of the respective services through their domain proficiencies and field of expertise. Civilian partner agencies

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