Humanity achieved flight a mere decade before the outset of World War I in 1914, and pioneers did not take long to press the revolutionary new science into service. The first fighter pilots fought in ...
On Sept. 15, 1969, cinema audiences were treated to a dramatic portrayal of the famed Battle of Britain of 1940. Made long before CGI was possible, the production of the film was an incredible feat ...
The Battle of Britain was the first major military campaign fought entirely by air, where the Royal Air Force (RAF) successfully defended Great Britain against Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe, preventing an ...
Combat is chaotic. Identifying friend from foe was critical in historical hand-to-hand fighting and continues to be so in the modern age. From the earliest standing militaries in the Middle East's ...
Last month, when Germany unleashed her real air attack on Britain, she led with her chin in reckless massed raids of as many as 1,800 planes per day. Last week she showed that she had learned caution, ...