The Battle of Britain which took place in the Autumn of 1940 could have led to an early end to the Second World War if ...

The final personal diary of Squadron Leader Patrick Gifford, who was shot down in May 1940, has also been found.

The RAF withdrew the Defiant from frontline duty due to the warbird’s limited endurance. When one thinks of gun turrets on ...

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

BMW is best known for cars, but during World War II, the company was tasked with making airplane engines for the German ...

Yet, it was mostly out of service and replaced by the Hurricane by 1939 ... Introduced in 1937, it was the last RAF biplane fighter and the first fighter to feature an enclosed cockpit.

The history of military aviation is filled with powerful and deadly aircraft that have played significant roles in warfare.

A RAF fighter jet suffered "damage" after sustaining a bird strike as it flew over North Wales yesterday (Monday). The F-35 was flying over the region at around 1.25pm, after taking off from RAF ...