Churchill referred to the pilots of the Battle of Britain as “The Few”. The RAF was able to call on pilots from a variety of backgrounds and countries. As well as plucky Brits, there were many ...
During the summer of 1940, a few hundred fighter pilots stood in the way of Hitler's massive air attack on England. One hundred Canadians were among them. Dubbed the Battle of Britain, it was the ...
The anniversary of the Battle of Britain has been marked on Sunday at a memorial site in Kent. The clifftop tribute to 'The Few' at Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkestone, was dedicated to the men who ...
A few months later, Wing Commander Robert Tuck ... the last of the stock abandoned by the British at Dunkirk. But the Battle of Britain was not a schoolboy game, a jape, a friendly match.
Chris will also hear from the ‘Few’ and the ‘Many’ who helped ... role they play more than seven decades on from the Battle of Britain. He will be joined by current RAF personnel for ...
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 ...
This was the first decisive battle in history fought entirely in the air, and was a dramatic turning point in the Second World War. Find out more about the Battle of Britain, its legacy, and how the ...
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. The Battle of Britain was won. Eventually, World War II was won, and the exhausted Allied forces were reluctant to continue ...
Over the four-month aerial battle, 2,945 RAF aircrew - now celebrated as "The Few" - held off repeated attacks from Germany's ...
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday will be held in Westminster Abbey. The service will mark the 82nd anniversary of the remarkable victory by Royal Air Force pilots ...
that Churchill first uttered his famous words about the Battle of Britain: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much ...
Scramble: Battle of Britain is a tactical dogfighting game set in 1940, featuring intense aerial battles in a 3D airspace. Players lead squadrons of Luftwaffe and RAF fighters, planning maneuvers ...