LONDON, UK — The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who fought the Nazi air force to a standstill amid fears that ...

Following its return to RAF Coningsby in late August 2025, after spending three years at Duxford undergoing a Major ...

Josef Frantisek, a fighter pilot from Czechoslovakia, flew for four different air forces before finally joining the RAF in ...

Hemingway: ’I had the staggering luck to fight alongside great pilots, flying magnificent aircraft , with the best ground crew, in the best air force in the world’ Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway ...

The Battle of Britain ended 85 years ago today—closing a months-long air war with clear parallels to the ongoing fight in the skies over Ukraine. Due to sugar rationing, Halloween wasn’t a significant ...

Beyond the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane’s contributions to the Allied war efforts were immense. Operated around the globe in each theater of the Second World War, the Hurricane made an indelible ...

LONDON (AP) — The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who fought the Nazi air force to a standstill amid fears that ...

In this photo provided by the UK Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, John "Paddy" Hemingway, the last surviving pilot of the iconic Battle of Britain, poses for a photo in front of a ...

John "Paddy'' Hemingway passed away at 105 years old. Hemingway was a pilot for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Battle of Britain in 1940. The Dublin native served more than 30 years in the RAF. John ...

LONDON (AP) — The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who fought the Nazi air force to a standstill amid fears that ...