That body blow was the Battle of Britain. It was something that “held ... for the following day the Luftwaffe launched its first major bombing raid against the British Isles.

To successfully invade Britain, Germany needed to control the skies over the English channel. This led to the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940, followed by the targeted bombing of towns and ...

The Battle of Britain stands tall in the heroics of World War 2 ... On November 1, 1940 while flying his Spitfire, William Nelson was shot down and went missing in action. The story of his widow and ...

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire flypast will take place at about 13.15pm on Sunday May 26. The event is part of the 2024 Boxted Village Festival, which will also boast other fun ...

Meet the young mathematician who helped design the Spitfire, the iconic aircraft that took part in the Battle of Britain ... iron dioxide in Canada, a deep dive in Ed Burtynsky's work.

The RAF veteran, who also took part in the Battle of France ... when the first Supermarine Spitfire took to the air in March 1936, and in the year 2025 when Britain prepares with allies to ...

and how it was ultimately instrumental in the detection and neutralising of the Luftwaffe's bombing raids on Britain.

Dubbed the Battle ... relentless bombing attacks on British ports, radar stations and airfields. Hitler wanted to destroy the country's air defenses to make way for an invasion of Britain.