NOVEMBER 6, 1935: The Battle of Britain’s deadliest fighter aircraft flew for the first time on this day in 1935. The Hawker Hurricane, which is now overshadowed by the more iconic Supermarine ...
At least five people have died as Storm Bert swept across the United Kingdom, causing power outages and widespread train and ...
More information: Timothy Cooper et al, 'That Awful Night in October': Sensory Experiences of Britain's 1987 Hurricane, Cultural and Social History (2024). DOI: 10.1080/14780038.2024.2379507 ...
While the RAF deployed several aircraft types over the course of the 112-day Battle of Britain, the two most numerous were ...
A new film, Hurricane, tells the story of the Polish ... down 17 enemy aircraft in one month at the height of the Battle of Britain - September 1940 - as Hitler sought to achieve the air ...
Two of those occasions happened in the space of eight days - during the Battle of Britain. He recorded in his logbook that on 18 August 1940 he bailed out of his Hurricane near the Thames Estuary ...
Smith praised the Hurricane, calling it a "fantastic aircraft ... Flying Crosses, Star of Battle of Britain and a war medal, among others. Unfortunately, the story didn't have a happy ending ...
The main aeroplane used by the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain was the Messerschmitt, while the RAF had the Hurricane and Spitfire. The Luftwaffe heavily outnumbered the RAF. During the ...