Why Was The UK's Fairey Battle Called A "Flying Coffin"?
The Fairey Battle, a British-built single-engine light bomber aircraft, was conceived by the Fairey Aircraft Company and ...
84 Years On: The RAF Looks Back At The Resilience Shown In The Battle Of Britain
Over the four-month aerial battle, 2,945 RAF aircrew - now celebrated as "The Few" - held off repeated attacks from Germany's ...
Night of the Intruders: Remembering the deadly attacks on RAF bases in 1945
In March 1945, World War Two was rapidly nearing its end in Europe, with the allies closing in on Berlin. More than 117 ...
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The Battle of Britain and the Blitz
The Luftwaffe had already been a key part of the German advance through Europe. By the summer of 1940, Britain was their next target, though the RAF was a significant barrier. The main aeroplane ...
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RAF Typhoons make first refuelling behind Luftwaffe A400M
Deployed Eurofighter Typhoons from the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) have for the first time undergone air-to-air refuelling behind a German-operated Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport ...