The replica of a Spitfire which flew in World War Two ... had been a major attraction for two decades at the Battle of Britain Memorial site at Capel Le Ferne, near the white cliffs of Dover.

This Spitfire had it all. It was a Mark Vc, the distillation of everything the Royal Air Force had learned in the desperate days of the Battle of Britain. "This is the gold standard," Martin ...

Spitfires from 603 Squadron attacked the Italian Fiat CR.42 biplanes and a large dogfight developed. Both sides claimed having shot down many enemy fighters but what really happened? Find out in ...

Meet the young mathematician who helped design the Spitfire, the iconic aircraft that took part in the Battle of Britain, which started 80 years ago today. Hazel Hill helped her father do the ...

The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World War Two. Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British a decisive advantage fighting the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

The RAF base at Biggin Hill, south-east of London, played a central part in the Battle of Britain. Part of 11 Group ... A Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane stand guard outside.

A new stamp issue for the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island has been announced by Pobjoy Mint, commemorating the Battle of Britain and Churchill’s “Few”. At the start of 2010 ...

When the war started he was up in a single-seat Hurricane fighter plane and, although the Spitfire would dominate the mythology of the Battle of Britain, it was the Hurricane, with its powerful ...

The Battle of Britain stands tall in the heroics of World War 2 ... On November 1, 1940 while flying his Spitfire, William Nelson was shot down and went missing in action. The story of his widow and ...

Meet the young mathematician who helped design the Spitfire, the iconic aircraft that took part in the Battle of Britain, which started 80 years ago today. Hazel Hill helped her father do the ...