In late 1939 and early 1940, four Hurricane squadrons crossed into France with the British Expeditionary Force, expecting ...

Even among other Spitfires, serial number RM747 has a combat history and a prolific service career. But there's a big twist ...

A ‘Diary’ of the Most Critical Ten Days of the Battle of Britain. Written by a prolific author – who started back when there were many veterans available for interviews – ...

Employing a variety of air assets from 13 nations and seemingly striking targets with precision and impunity, NATO enjoyed overwhelming air superiority ...

The Allied bombing campaigns against Germany and Japan have been well studied, and British and American readers have good access to books criticizing their goals and methods, and others defending them ...

Guards at the Curragh had blanks in their weapons and the internees, allied and German, were allowed to visit local pubs and join fishing and golf trips.

RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire is a RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) station which protects UK airspace and trains Typhoon pilots A Lincolnshire RAF station says it is "ready" to deal with any threats ...

Akasa Air will have a fleet of 45 Boeing 737 Max aircraft by next December, Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube told staff in a town hall meeting on Friday. Akasa Air has 31 aircraft now and expects to ...

RAF Scampton, near Lincoln, closed in 2023 when the Red Arrows relocated A Lincolnshire MP says the county's mothballed RAF stations should be brought back into use in response to rising threats. Sir ...

Members of the public, the armed forces and the police paid their respects as the body of Lance Corporal George Hooley was returned to the UK. Lance Corporal George Hooley’s body was returned to the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Members of the public have paid their respects to a British paratrooper killed in a “tragic accident” in Ukraine. The body of Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, was repatriated to RAF Brize Norton in ...