The replica of a Spitfire which flew in World War Two ... had been a major attraction for two decades at the Battle of Britain Memorial site at Capel Le Ferne, near the white cliffs of Dover.

This Spitfire had it all. It was a Mark Vc, the distillation of everything the Royal Air Force had learned in the desperate days of the Battle of Britain. "This is the gold standard," Martin ...

An RAF pilot has died in a “tragic accident” after a Spitfire plane crashed into a field in Coningsby, Lincolnshire during an ...

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 main aeroplane used by the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain was the Messerschmitt, while the RAF had the Hurricane and Spitfire. The Luftwaffe heavily outnumbered the RAF. During the ...

Mr. Hemingway, who was known as Paddy, piloted Hurricane fighters in the battle, which took place in the skies above Britain between ... in Italy when his Spitfire fighter was downed by the ...

Video footage shows former RAF squadron leader Jack Hemmings flying the Spitfire The family of a former RAF squadron leader who helped to found the world's largest humanitarian airline has said he ...

March 18 (UPI) --The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during ... out behind German lines after his Spitfire fighter took multiple hits ...