Historians have described the Battle of Britain as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces. The battle began on July 10, 1940, and lasted until October 31, overlapping the ...

A look at the iconic combat aircraft, 90 years on from its first flight, and why it was the people's plane.

​Squadron Leader Paul Day, who has died aged 83, was a Cold War fighter pilot who served on the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) for 24 years, during which time he amassed ...

Summary: Recent months have seen several tragic military aircraft incidents. An F-35 Lightning II and an F-16 Fighting Falcon both crashed in New Mexico, while a vintage Supermarine Spitfire from the ...

The Supermarine Spitfire remains one of the most iconic and mass-produced aircraft ever developed. It is regarded as the only British fighter able to meet the German Messerschmitt Bf109E on equal ...