After the initial air raids of the Corpo Aereo Italiano (Italian Air Corps) against Britain in which no RAF fighters were met, things changed on 11 November 1940. Two Hurricane and one Spitfire ...

After entering WW2 on the side of the Axis, Mussolini decided to join Germany in its efforts against Britain. He insisted on ...

Explore the key events of the Battle of Britain with clips from over 50 years of BBC television and radio programmes The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air ...

On this ground, hundreds of U.S. soldiers died in a defeat so stinging that it spawned a vengeful American battle cry ... a 32-month conflict with Britain that claimed almost as many lives ...

He was a pilot in the Battle of Britain at age 21. Those who fought in the three-and-a-half-month battle came to be known as “The Few,” following on then PM, Sir Winston Churchill.

Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway died last month aged 105. The decorated hero was the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot. He was shot down four times during World War Two, and flew ...

There are calls for a special national service to honour Battle of Britain pilots after the last surviving member of ‘The Few’ died. The Prince of Wales led tributes to John ‘Paddy ...