Say “Witam (Hello)” to the gallant exiled Polish pilots of the RAF ... 303 Squadron was officially activated on August 2, 1940, twenty-three days after the Battle of Britain commenced.

As noted by the RAF Museum’s info page on 303 Squadron: “As the Battle of Britain wore on, and the shortage of trained pilots became critical, the exiles were accepted into RAF squadrons and ...

To successfully invade Britain, Germany needed to control the skies over the English channel. This led to the Battle of Britain ... on a war memorial at RAF Northolt. Britain used several ...

Tributes have been paid to RAF hero Jack Hemmings - one of Britain’s oldest Second World War veterans - after his death at 103. The highly-decorated flying ace was Squadron Leader of 353 RAF ...

Under the noses of a group of relaxing German airmen, he succeeds in stealing a plane from an airfield and travelling to Britain ... in other RAF squadrons before 303, arrived to the cheers of his ...

Jan. 29 — for a so-called "Battle of Britain." The future king went through the whole range of emotions as his team, Aston Villa took on Celtic, from Glasgow, Scotland in the European Champions ...

For them, there was physical and mental trauma to overcome, and as they faced their peacetime battle RAF ... through in 18 hours. RAF prisoners like these returning to Britain after captivity ...

Churchill referred to the pilots of the Battle of Britain as “The Few”. The RAF was able to call on pilots from a variety of backgrounds and countries. As well as plucky Brits, there were many ...

After all, it was the most famous fighter of the Battle of Britain, not to mention arguably ... in Germany’s favor and accordingly asked his squadron leaders what they needed to win.

It petered out. Association with Trump was not electorally helpful. Now the film has a sequel in which Britain is viewed less as a potential soulmate than a weakened enemy to be attacked by the ...