Humanity achieved flight a mere decade before the outset of World War I in 1914, and pioneers did not take long to press the revolutionary new science into service. The first fighter pilots fought in ...

In the Summer of 1940 Britain stood alone on the edge of Europe. With Britain's shores secure, the Germans were left with one option. The Battle of Britain was the world’s first war to take place ...

LONDON (AP) — The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who fought the Nazi air force to a standstill amid fears that ...

LONDON, UK — The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who fought the Nazi air force to a standstill amid fears that ...

With the Luftwaffe waffing in Russia, the R.A.F. last week had such a good time that the British began to talk of the Battle from Britain. For eight days in succession groups of as many as 150 planes ...

John "Paddy'' Hemingway passed away at 105 years old. Hemingway was a pilot for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Battle of Britain in 1940. The Dublin native served more than 30 years in the RAF. John ...

LONDON — The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who fought the Nazi air force to a standstill amid fears that Britain ...