During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably.

World War Two fighter aircraft grounded after a fatal crash are to fly again, the RAF has said. The Battle of Britain ...

"Spitfire Paddy", as he became known, volunteered to join the RAF in 1938 and by the time the Battle of Britain began in 1940, he was in action and flying Spitfires. A film by John Bray For some ...

The main aeroplane used by the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain was the Messerschmitt, while the RAF had the Hurricane and Spitfire. The Luftwaffe heavily outnumbered the RAF. During the ...

In the 1980s, schoolboy Jack (Kit Connor) loves hearing his Grandpa's (Sir Tom Courtenay's) tales of his time as a Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot, but with the on-set of Alzheimer's disease ...

One hundred Canadians were among them. Dubbed the Battle of Britain, it was the first decisive clash of Second World War and the first battle in history to be fought exclusively in the air.

Known as the ‘Battle of Britain’, it was supposed to be an exhibition match showing off our great game to the rest of the world, but it quickly became somewhat of a regrettable bloodbath for the ...