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 ...

In this collection of programmes, we hear from some of the battle's heroes, see the Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane fighter planes in action and discover why the Battle of Britain should always be ...

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 ...

Although the battle lasted from July to October 1940, 15 September has become known as Battle of Britain Day as it was ... took off in his Hurricane never to return and it was 44 years before ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Imperial War Museum Duxford will explore two of the major aerial campaigns of World War II in a new exhibition.