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 ...

As Battle of Britain continued ... air raid sirens wailed over London. Waves of incoming German aircraft left thousands dead and London in ruins. British, Canadian and other Allied pilots ...

Meanwhile, the Poles were desperate to fight, eager to take revenge on the Nazi German armies that ... and claimed the largest number of aircraft destroyed of the 66 Allied fighter squadrons engaged ...

In 1939, Clifton was requisitioned by the RAF as RAF Clifton, a bomber station. It looked after Handley Page Halifax bombers; ...

The UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) is commemorating 84 years since the pivotal 'Battle of Britain' during the early days of World ...

shooting down 203 enemy aircraft for the loss of 29 pilots killed. No. 303 Squadron became the most successful Fighter Command unit in the Battle, shooting down 126 German machines in only 42 days.

Continuing our coverage of the Undaunted tabletop franchise, we now take to the skies in our Undaunted Battle of Britain ...

The role of a Manchester pioneer who helped the RAF when facing one of its greatest challenges is remembered to coincide with the celebrations marking the 75 th anniversary of the end of The Battle of ...

Explore the key events of the Battle of Britain with clips from over 50 years of BBC television and radio programmes The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air ...

This led to the Battle of Britain in the summer of ... up-to-date the information was. British aircraft were also tracked in a separate room. The German Luftwaffe focused on key cities and towns ...

Explore the key events of the Battle of Britain with clips from over 50 years of BBC television and radio programmes The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air ...