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 ...

But, the factory making them was about to be completely destroyed in three devastating German bombing raids. How could the Battle of Britain be fought without the Spitfire? With the factory a ...

The ensuing Battle of Britain would feature some of the most ... delays when Goering insisted it needed to be capable of dive bombing. The final product could carry a payload of 5,500 lbs.

This year’s Battle of Britain Airshow, which was put on by ... What we remembered most from its previous display was the dive ...

"Spitfire Paddy", as he became known, volunteered to join the RAF in 1938 and by the time the Battle of Britain began in 1940, he was in action and flying Spitfires. A film by John Bray A young ...