“As the Battle of Britain wore on, and the shortage of trained pilots became critical, the exiles were accepted into RAF squadrons and two Polish fighter units, Nos. 302 and 303 Squadrons, were ...
As Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill said about the Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilots’ heroic performance in winning ...
Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Mark Long died Saturday when his Spitfire fighter crashed during a reenactment of the Battle of Britain Coningsby base in Lincolnshire. Prime Minister Rishi ...
During the Battle of Britain, they had 2,550 fighter planes available, while the RAF only had 749. British pilots were also less experienced that the Luftwaffe pilots. The average age of an RAF ...
Eighty years ago, RAF pilots took to the skies over the course of months in an effort to fight off a Nazi invasion in the Battle of Britain. Those men - dubbed "the few" by Winston Churchill ...
Moreover, the Battle of Britain started soon and it was immediately revealed that the RAF’s resources were drastically insufficient. By the middle of 1940 Britain had lost half of its front-line ...
In part 2 of our Battle of Britain documentary, we explored how after Germany had swept over continental Europe, Britain ...
The annual Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday will be held in Westminster Abbey on 15th September. The service will mark the 84th anniversary of the remarkable ...
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday will be held in Westminster Abbey. The service will mark the 82nd anniversary of the remarkable victory by Royal Air Force pilots ...
Photo: A RAF fighter squadron 'scrambles' after ... including a discussion between Battle of Britain pilots Douglas Bader and Paddy Barthropp about the significance of the battle.