On Sept. 15, 1969, cinema audiences were treated to a dramatic portrayal of the famed Battle of Britain of 1940. Made long before CGI was possible, the production of the film was an incredible feat ...

Humanity achieved flight a mere decade before the outset of World War I in 1914, and pioneers did not take long to press the revolutionary new science into service. The first fighter pilots fought in ...

The Battle of Britain was the first major military campaign fought entirely by air, where the Royal Air Force (RAF) successfully defended Great Britain against Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe, preventing an ...

This is the story of the 'Battle of Britain' as it has never been told before. A condensed, action-packed account of one of the most thrilling chapters in the long history of Western civilisation, ...

John "Paddy" Hemingway, the last known surviving Battle of Britain fighter pilot, celebrated his 105th birthday. He flew Hawker Hurricanes with the RAF's No. 85 Squadron during the Battle of Britain, ...

RAF Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemmingway, the last known surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, died peacefully Monday at home in his native Dublin, Ireland. He was awarded the ...

LONDON – The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who fought the Nazi air force to a standstill amid fears that Britain ...

As reported in the latest Royal Air Force Memorial Club bulletin, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is steadily ...

Moonlight and roses were Britain’s lot last week. The roses were burning industrial cities; the moonlight a pallid, accursed illumination for bearers of death and destruction. Last fortnight’s ...