He is a German Luftwaffe ace with 81 confirmed victories on the Eastern front. Now a 103-year-old veteran, his talent[...] ...

A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. The RAF announced Saturday the pilot had died in a “tragic accident” near ...

Veteran Spitfire pilot Peter Proctor gasps with excitement as he leaps out of a plane for the first time ... at the age of 92. Plucky Peter flew the legendary fighter plane after joining the RAF in ...

One of Germany’s essential steps for European domination in World War II was to control the British isles, which it tried to do in the summer of 1940 using air warfare almost exclusively. Follow us: ...

The search is on for the mysterious World War II sweetheart of a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot who was killed in the famous Great Escape. Flt. Lt. Alastair ‘Sandy’ Gunn was shot down over Norway on ...

World War II, over its six-year span, saw the death of approximately 85 million people. In the name of victory, for defense and offense, nations developed creative new ways to fight, from the sea, on ...

A Devon landlord has unveiled his own special tribute to wartime Britain - a full-size replica RAF Spitfire. Simon Powell of the Oxenham Arms on Dartmoor has constructed the WW2 fighter with two ...

EXCLUSIVE: In the week we honour Battle of Britain Day, the peak of our 1940 air defence of the UK, we stepped into the boots of our flying heroes. Your patriotic Express went 'Chocs Away and Tally Ho ...