The Hawker Hurricane was not as attractive or streamlined as the Spitfire, and it failed to capture the public’s respect in ...

But for the brave young aircrew the cost was greater than ever, with 544 British pilots killed, while the average life expectancy of a Spitfire ... the last living Battle of Britain pilot ...

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 ...

He would always be among the first to point out that this was the workhorse of the Battle of Britain, destroying more enemy planes than any other. The stronger, faster Spitfire was 'wonderful ...

He would always be among the first to point out that this was the workhorse of the Battle of Britain, destroying more enemy planes than any other. The stronger, faster Spitfire was 'wonderful ...

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 ...

The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot John 'Paddy' Hemingway ... he was forced to bail out a fourth time near Ravenna in Italy after his Spitfire was hit multiple times by anti-aircraft ...

ITV News Correspondent John Ray looks back at the life of Battle of Britain pilot ... enemy forces near Ravenna in April 1945, his Spitfire was hit multiple times by anti-aircraft fire.

The last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway ... While attacking enemy forces near Ravenna in April 1945, his Spitfire was hit multiple times by ...