Barns, manors, and mills were transformed into bustling assembly halls by the British aircraft industry during WWII, uniting together legendary aircraft builders in one struggle: Supermarine, Hawker, ...

In November 1941, a German U-boat sank HMS Ark Royal, a British aircraft carrier. Ark Royal had been a thorn in the side of the German navy during the early years of World War II. Ark Royal is one of ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The German battleships closed in at more than at thirty knots. The British destroyers attempted to lay smoke to cover the carrier’s withdrawal, but it was too late.

On the afternoon of April 30, 1982, the War Cabinet of Prime Minister Margret Thatcher transmitted a message to three Royal Navy submarines in the South Atlantic—designating the carrier Veinticino de ...

Sailors aboard HMS Dragon held a ceremony in December honoring the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal.British Royal Navy In November 1941, a German U-boat sank HMS Ark Royal, a British aircraft ...