The first of those is Harthill Carnival and Parade, near Rotherham, between 2.10pm and 2.40pm. Then, the Lancaster is due to fly over the Beighton Gala, with the time it is to arr ...

Grounded RAF WW2 fighters cleared to fly again. 1mo. World War Two fighter aircraft grounded after a fatal crash are to fly again, the RAF has said. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight ...

Battle of the skies. Although RAF Fighter Command was outnumbered in July 1940, Britain ramped up factory production and by October Fighter Command had more fighter planes than the Luftwaffe.

July 10 has been a day marked by pivotal events that have shaped the course of history across the globe.One of the most impactful events to occur on July ...

While often overshadowed by the glory of the Spitfire, the Hawker Hurricane was the RAF's fighter workhorse during the Battle of Britain.Evolved from the Hawker Fury, an interwar biplane, the ...

Dubliner, John "Paddy" Hemingway, an RAF pilot and member of "The Few", is remembered as a hero. Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway was born in Dublin in 1919. He enlisted in the British Royal ...

Recollections of the battle of Britain by LAC Clarke No. 901301 234-squadron, RAF station Middle Wallop. I enlisted in the RAF on the 3/9/39 at RAF station Uxbridge.

On Wednesday, the last known remaining fighter pilot from the 1940 Battle of Britain celebrated his 105th birthday. Retired Royal Air Force (RAF) group captain John Allman “Paddy” Hemingway ...

March 18 (UPI) --The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during World War II has died.He was 105 years old. Announcing the death of John "Paddy ...

Following the Battle of Britain he worked as a controller, helping to direct the RAF’s response to German attacks. At the end of the war, Hemingway served as commander of No. 43 Squadron, which ...

On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. (The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious.) In 1509, theologian ...