Posted: May 19, 2025 | Last updated: May 19, 2025 The Supermarine Spitfire wasn’t just a fighter plane—it was a technological masterpiece that helped turn the tide of World War II.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has been temporarily grounded after a Royal Air Force pilot died in a crash. Squadron leader Mark Long was killed in a Spitfire crash near RAF Coningsby in ...

More Hurricanes flew in the Battle of Britain than any other British fighter, with 1,715 taking part and claiming 80% of destroyed enemy aircraft between July and October 1940.

This video follows a historical simulation of young RAF pilots experience flying the Spitfire to intercept German Ju88 Bombers in the Battle of Britain. This video was made using the combat flight ...

March 20, 2025 Aircraft The Revolutionary Design of the Supermarine Spitfire During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably.

LONDON — Ken Wilkinson, one of the last survivors of “ The Few” — the band of pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain — has died. He was 99. The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust said Wilkinson died ...

A hero Battle of Britain pilot who once told a ‘dirty story’ to the Duke of Cambridge has died at the age of 99. Ken Wilkinson was one of the last surviving Spitfire pilots from the World War Two ...

During the Battle of Britain (officially defined as lasting from July through October 1940), he served with RAF No. 253 and No. 85 Squadrons and damaged a Messerschmitt 109 on September 3.

Pp. xiv, 217+. Illus., notes, biblio., index. £25.00 / $49.95. ISBN: 1036106128 One of “The Few” The Battle of Britain stands tall in the heroics of World War 2. Many of us are in awe of The Few. This ...

There were many legendary planes that made a difference in WWII such as the Spitfire and Boeing B-17, but one that is often overlooked is the Hawker Hurricane.