One hundred Canadians were among them. Dubbed the Battle of Britain, it was the first decisive clash of Second World War and the first battle in history to be fought exclusively in the air.
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 ...
They are the living symbols of the nation’s finest hour – the magnificent aircraft of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. But keeping these venerable Spitfires, Hurricanes and other ...
On Friday 18 September, Radio 2 will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a day of live broadcasts from Biggin Hill, including a Friday Night Is Music Night special ...
An aerial shot taken in 1945 by the RAF shows how the bunker was covered by a flowerbed A World War Two bunker integral to the Battle of Britain was disguised as a decorative garden, according to ...