The Hawker Hurricane was not as attractive or streamlined as the Spitfire, and it failed to capture the public’s respect in the same way. But the Hurricane was responsible for nearly 60 percent of the ...
This was the first British jet-powered aircraft and the only one that the Allies ever sent into combat during World War II.
Marigold “Margot” McNeely, who warned British cities of German air attacks during World War II, died Sept. 12 in her Covington home. She was 98. For 30 years after the war, the Britain-born McNeely ...
LONDON (AP) — A 100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran accepted the thanks of a nation Monday as Britain paused to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day and honor the men and women who ...