Josef Frantisek, a fighter pilot from Czechoslovakia, flew for four different air forces before finally joining the RAF in ...

At Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire-the beating heart of British vintage aircraft flying-the whine and roar of Rolls-Royce Merlin engines marked the 85th anniversary of the start of the Battle of ...

The Battle of Britain ended 85 years ago today—closing a months-long air war with clear parallels to the ongoing fight in the skies over Ukraine. Due to sugar rationing, Halloween wasn’t a significant ...

Beyond the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane’s contributions to the Allied war efforts were immense. Operated around the globe in each theater of the Second World War, the Hurricane made an indelible ...

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 ...

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Avro Lancaster has flown to Duxford to begin a planned period of maintenance that will see it miss the 2026 display season. Avro Lancaster PA474 was built in ...