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 ...

To successfully invade Britain, Germany needed to control the skies over the English channel. This led to the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940, followed by the targeted bombing of towns and ...

Dan Snow and Kate Humble present a timeline of events from the 15th August 1940, the day when the Battle of Britain started, and the Luftwaffe had the RAF in their sights.

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 ...

An east Kent pub, where some scenes from Battle of Britain film were shot, is holding a commemoration weekend with live music and classic cars. Proceeds from the event at the Jackdaw Inn ...

The Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was flying near ... A rescue helicopter landed at the airfield after ...