In video gaming circles, combat flight simulation tends to be an exclusively first-person affair. Developers have been fixated for decades on putting regular folks into the cockpits of historical ...

In late July 1940, the Battle of Britain began taking shape as German air attacks over the English Channel tested whether Britain could be broken from the sky. What Berlin expected to be a prelude to ...

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 ...

When most people think of the most legendary planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire or the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress will likely come to mind. However, there is one often overlooked fighter plane ...

On Sept. 15, 1969, cinema audiences were treated to a dramatic portrayal of the famed Battle of Britain of 1940. Made long before CGI was possible, the production of the film was an incredible feat ...

Introduction -- The stage is set -- The hidden weapon -- Undreamt-of-might -- The preliminary bout -- Four steps to failure : one and two -- Four steps to failure : three and four -- The second round ...

Thirty-five years ago, the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Sept. 3, 1990, issue featured a fold-out image of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, commemorating the key World War II ...

A flypast by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will headline this year’s 1940s Weekend at the Keighley and Worth Valley ...