In an epic Battle of Britain clash, German He-111 bombers are attacked by RAF Hawker Hurricanes who have been scrambled to ...

In the Summer of 1940 Britain stood alone on the edge of Europe. With Britain's shores secure, the Germans were left with one option. The Battle of Britain was the world’s first war to take place ...

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 in ...

LONDON — 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 Britain ...

With the Luftwaffe waffing in Russia, the R.A.F. last week had such a good time that the British began to talk of the Battle from Britain. For eight days in succession groups of as many as 150 planes ...

Last week the Battle of Britain was three months old. Prime Minister Churchill dug up an old gag to keep British hearts high: “It’s a great life if you don’t weaken.” Out of the continued bombings ...