One of Germany’s essential steps for European domination in World War II was to control the British isles, which it tried to do in the summer of 1940 using air warfare almost exclusively. However, ...
The pilot who was tragically killed in a Spitfire crash during a Battle of Britain memorial show said he could not wait to fly the iconic aircraft just weeks before he died. Squadron Leader Mark ...
The reverberation of that maiden flight can still be felt in the streets of Southampton today, especially today, on this landmark 90th anniversary.
Britain was supposed to be neutral, but the sky over Rafah didn’t care. Four RAF Spitfires get shot down in a case of deadly confusion, and suddenly the situation spirals fast. Israel sends four ...
Even nowadays, it is impossible for anyone who knows a bit of military aviation history to not recognize the famous Supermarine Spitfire from WWII, the aircraft that fought in the Battle of Britain, ...
A Spitfire has been repainted in the style of the original K5054 prototype, and it will embark on a series of flights to mark the 90th anniversary of the plane. The BBMF, which operates from RAF ...
A SPITFIRE has crashed in a field during a Battle of Britain event. Cops scrambled to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire following reports of an aircraft crashing in a field just before 1.20pm. The ...
The pilot killed in a Spitfire crash during a Battle of Britain memorial show had told how he set his heart on a career in the RAF as a seventeen-year-old boy - recalling: 'That appeals as a job!' ...
The Spitfire. A pinnacle of innovative British engineering and an icon of the skies that fiercely defended the UK from the might of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain and went on to assist in ...
Prince Harry holds hands with 95-year-old Battle of Britain veteran Tom Neil after he landed back at Goodwood Aerodrome in his Spitfire aircraft following a Battle of Britain Flypast on Sept. 15, 2015 ...
This week 75 years ago, the future of Europe hung by a thread over the skies of southern England as the Battle of Britain came to a climax. Pilots from the UK, the Commonwealth, the US and countries ...
The youngest Spitfire pilot to fly in the Battle of Britain has died at the age of 96. Geoffrey Wellum, who was just 18 when he joined the RAF in August 1939, died at his home in Cornwall on Wednesday ...