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 ...
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 ...
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How the Spitfire turned the tide in the Battle of Britain

The Supermarine Spitfire emerged from a flawed interwar fighter competition to become Britain’s most iconic aircraft. Its elliptical wings, Merlin engine, and eight-gun armament made it perfectly ...