36 FLYPAST June 2018
WAR IN THE DESERT WORLD WAR TWO
SAND STORM
WE PRESENT A SERIES OF FEATURES REFLECTING ON HOW
WAR WAS WAGED IN THE AIR DURING THE PIVOTAL NORTH
AFRICAN CONFLICTT
he clash between Allied and
Axis powers in and around
North Africa during World
War Two exposed both men and
machines to challenging desert
conditions. The outcome depended
as much on supply lines as action
in the ‘field’. A combination of
strategy, dogged determination and
the ability to deprive the German