Driven by unprecedented times, scientists and engineers forged technological breakthroughs amidst the flames of war.

THE last of The Few has died, age 105. Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway had been the sole surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain. Less than 3,000 Allied airmen took part in the air battle ...

Piloting a Hawker Hurricane in Fighter Command's famous ... to intercept thousands of enemy aircraft crossing the southern and eastern coasts of England. During fierce dogfights in August 1940 ...

Paddy had hoped to live to 106 to see the Hawker Hurricane fighter Number P3966 ... On May 10, 1940, Paddy shot down his first enemy aircraft, attacking the lead plane in a wave of nine Heinkel ...

The Rolls-Royce Merlin was a liquid-cooled, V12 piston engine that powered some of the most famous allied aircraft that operated during the Second World War, including the Spitfire, Hurricane, and the ...

By the Spring of 1940, the German military would prove too powerful, so Hemingway and his Hawker Hurricane – along with the remaining pilots, aircraft and crews – returned to the UK. As part of the No ...

Fast, modern aircraft preceded the army in the sweep across France ... demonstrated his sense of duty and the importance of British resilience." The RAF's Hawker Hurricane is the type of fighter flown ...

With the Hawker Hurricane, it successfully defended England against the ... The British government was now issuing specifications for fighter aircraft, which reflected its watchful eye on political ...