The Hawker Hurricane was not as attractive or streamlined as the Spitfire, and it failed to capture the public’s respect in ...

After the initial air raids of the Corpo Aereo Italiano (Italian Air Corps) against Britain in which no RAF fighters were met, things changed on 11 November 1940. Two Hurricane and one Spitfire ...

Photo: A RAF fighter squadron 'scrambles' after receiving the signal to engage the enemy during the Battle of Britain. (Getty Images) An overview of the Battle of Britain Michael Flanders narrates ...

His name has been added to the body of Hurricane LF363 which is based at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) at RAF ...

I had bags of luck.” Born July 17, 1919, in the Rathmines area of Dublin, Hemingway enlisted in the RAF in 1938. The last known Battle of Britain pilot, Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway DFC ...

He was shot down four times during World War Two, and flew Hurricanes during the battle for Britain’s skies in the summer of 1940. Today the Royal Air Force will unveil one that took part with ...

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 Royal Air Force paid tribute to one of its most revered pilots, saying: “He never saw his role in the Battle of Britain as anything other than doing the job he was trained to do.

Following the Battle of Britain he worked as a controller, helping to direct the RAF’s response to German attacks. At the end of the war, Hemingway served as commander of No. 43 Squadron ...

Following the Battle of Britain he worked as a controller, helping to direct the RAF’s response to German attacks. At the end of the war, Hemingway served as commander of No. 43 Squadron ...

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II has died aged 105, the United Kingdom’s (UK) Royal Air Force (RAF) said.