The Battle of Britain which took place in the Autumn of 1940 could have led to an early end to the Second World War if ...

Harold Ridley successfully implanted the world’s first artificial intraocular lens.

BMW is best known for cars, but during World War II, the company was tasked with making airplane engines for the German ...

On Aug. 15, 1940, Royal Air Force pilot Gordon Cleaver scrambled into the cockpit of his Hawker Hurricane and lifted into the sky. A wave of Luftwaffe bombers was thundering across the English ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

An interesting question to ponder is: Which was the better warbird flown by those “so few” in “Their Finest Hour”: the Supermarine Spitfire or the Hawker Hurricane? The Spitfire should be ...

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The history of military aviation is filled with powerful and deadly aircraft that have played significant roles in warfare.

Known as "Queen of the Hurricanes," MacGill is remembered for designing the Hawker Hurricane, a plane specifically adapted to fly in cold weather. She also designed the Maple Leaf trainer, which may ...

Many fighter pilots were accustomed to more nimble and lightweight fighters such as the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane. Pilots of the 4th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force, first took the ...