The Fairey Battle, a British-built single-engine light bomber aircraft, was conceived by the Fairey Aircraft Company and ...

Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Mark Long died Saturday when his Spitfire fighter crashed during a reenactment of the Battle of Britain Coningsby base in Lincolnshire. Prime Minister Rishi ...

A flyby from a Spitfire paid tribute to one of the last surviving members of Bomber Command, as a funeral was held for a ...

As early as 1938, the British Admiralty expressed interest in a version of the new Spitfire fighter that was beginning to enter service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). However, there was concern ...

The de Havilland DH100 Vampire, a British fighter jet developed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company, was the second jet-powered aircraft to be operated by the Royal Air Force , following upon the ...

The Shamrock Spitfire tells the story of 21-year-old Brendan “Paddy” Finucane, the youngest Wing Commander in the history of the Royal Air Force. The film was shot in Worcestershire by ...

The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World ... In 1940 Hitler sent 2,600 Luftwaffe fighters and bombers to destroy the Royal Air Force. At the start of the battle the RAF only had 640 fighters ...

On 5 March 1936 the prototype Spitfire made its maiden flight. Its creator R.J. Mitchell would not live to see its finest hour.

Former RAF Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon says he has "never seen anything like it". The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust is asking people who have as little as one hour a week to help.

A Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane stand ... The airport was formerly the Royal Air Force station RAF Biggin Hill, and a small enclave on the airport still retains that designation.