A successful 'Rodeo' raid

10th February 1944: RAF Fighter Command take the fight to the Luftwaffe with roving patrols over northern France

Typhoon Mark IB, JP853 ‘SA-K’, of No. 486 Squadron RNZAF based at Tangmere, Sussex, in flight. Initially used for air defence against "tip and run" low-level nuisance raids, the Typhoons flew at 500 feet (150 m) or lower, with enough height to spot and then intercept the incoming enemy fighter-bombers. The Typhoon finally proved itself in this role; fo…