The Friends of The Museum of Somerset hosted John Smith, where he used models of all the aircraft involved to illustrate his ...

Whether the German Luftwaffe could have won the Battle of Britain in 1940 has been a matter of debate almost from the time the first shot was fired. Now, a team of mathematicians at the University ...

What if today’s modern Luftwaffe took on the RAF during the historic Battle of Britain? This fascinating hypothetical explores how advanced German fighter jets, bombers, and air combat tactics ...

Two German Luftwaffe Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers returning from an attack against the British south coast, during the Battle for Britain, on August 19, 1940. AP Photo 2018-07-10T13:01:00Z ...

In 1940, Hemingway downed a German Luftwaffe plane but his Hurricane fighter was hit by anti-aircraft fire and he had to make a forced landing, ... which became known as the Battle of Britain.

The German air force has been invited to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a display at the Royal International Air Tattoo next July.

John Hemingway, last airman from WWII’s Battle of Britain, dies at 105. A fighter pilot, Mr. Hemingway was part of the aerial resistance in 1940 that was credited with forcing Hitler to call off ...

The Dornier Do-17 was one of the primary German bombers of the Battle of Britain, with over 400 participating. French-German aircraft designer Claudius Dornier, who was 27 at the time, designed ...

In the summer of 1940, the German Luftwaffe attempted to win air superiority over southern Britain and the English Channel by destroying the Royal Air Force and the British aircraft industry.

From Battle of Britain… The Luftwaffe initially sought to use bombers and fighters together, in support of ground operations against Poland, France, and the Low Countries.

Luftwaffe over London: A German Heinkel He 111 bomber over the British ... During the Battle of Britain, German bombers rarely came in low enough for the Lewis guns’ .303 Brit. ammunition to ...

On Wednesday, the last known remaining fighter pilot from the 1940 Battle of Britain celebrated his 105th birthday. Retired Royal Air Force (RAF) group captain John Allman “Paddy” Hemingway ...