July 28, 1940. The Battle of Britain nears its climax. This video sets the stage for one of history's most debated aerial ...

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 ...

Those who write history with words sometimes forget that history is made with words. The course of the 20th Century has been shaped by three stupendous movements. Each movement has been led by a man ...

As Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill said about the Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilots’ heroic performance in winning ...

RAF Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemmingway, the last known surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, died peacefully Monday at home in his native Dublin, Ireland. He was awarded the ...

The Hawker Hurricane was not as attractive or streamlined as the Spitfire, and it failed to capture the public’s respect in the same way. But the Hurricane was responsible for... As Sir Winston ...

We are fighting by ourselves alone; but we are not fighting for ourselves alone. —Winston Churchill, July 14, 1940 The U.S. has no firmer ally than Britain and no firmer friends in Britain than Sir ...

Ukraine’s breathtaking ingenuity, the latest example of which destroyed or damaged dozens of Russia’s long-range bombers on bases 2,500 miles from Ukraine, is in the service of an unflagging valor ...