From July to October 1940, the skies over Britain became the arena for a titanic struggle between the RAF and the Luftwaffe. German bombers and fighters attacked relentlessly, while Hurricanes and ...
CELEBRATE the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a unique free coin. To mark this pivotal milestone in history, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sources tell me that Battle of Britain is in very early stages, but this is a passion project for Scott, who’s been keen to make a ...
LONDON (AP) -- Owen Burns remembers the cold, the howling wind, and the silk underwear he wore to protect him from the bitter cold. Ken Wilkinson recalls the solitude of combat, Nigel Rose the ...
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, ...
LONDON (AP) — 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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway, recalled the moment he was shot down in ...
Those who were alive while the Battle of Britain raged in our skies 80 long summers ago, and are still alive today, are a thinning band. But the deadly four-month aerial conflict between Britain's ...