The literal, physical fight to protect American bombers against the ravages of Nazi German Luftwaffe fighter planes, which saved the lives of many a B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator crewmembers ...

On Aug. 12, he scrambled repeatedly in his single-seat Hawker Hurricane as the Luftwaffe began striking RAF airfields and radar ... a bridge until he was able to flag down the driver of a Citroën ...

A French pilot who defended York during World War II is being honoured as the Yorkshire Air Museum has unveiled the completed replica of the Hurricane fighter aircraft.

Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day, marks the moment on May 8, 1945, when the Second World War came to an end in Europe as Nazi Germany ...