303 Squadron was officially activated on August 2, 1940, twenty-three days after the Battle of Britain commenced. However, it would take some time before these Polish fighter pilots were allowed ...

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 ...

Aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, including a Lancaster and Spitfires, were due to take part in events at locations including Falmouth in Cornwall and Leicester. But the Royal ...

One hundred Canadians were among them. Dubbed the Battle of Britain, it was the first decisive clash of Second World War and the first battle in history to be fought exclusively in the air.