In the summer of 1940, as the Nazi war machine marched its way across Europe and set its sights on Britain, the RAF braced for the worst. Young men, in their late teens or early twenties, were trained to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes for the coming Battle for Britain, with others flying Blenheims, Beaufighters and … Read more
In the summer of 1940, as the Nazi war machine marched its way across Europe and set its sights on Britain, the RAF braced for the worst. Young men, in their late teens or early twenties, were trained to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes for the coming Battle for Britain, with others flying Blenheims, Beaufighters and … Read more
The wreckage of a Spitfire belonging to World War II hero pilot who vanished without trace during a bombing mission in 1944 has been discovered on Dutch beach. Sydney Hatfield Cheeseman, 21, from the Isle of Sheppey in Kent disappeared 20 miles off the Dutch coast while escorting US bombers to a Nazi air base. … Read more
A NHS Spitfire flew over the UK as a tribute to the hard work of frontline heroes who risked their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of Brits watched the plane as it passed over the skies this weekend to commemorate the work of the NHS and key workers. The blue Spitfire PL983 ‘L’ flew over … Read more
From Spitfire: The People’s Plane to James Haskell and Alex Payne’s House Of Rugby, Might Delete Later and Floodlines, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 30 May 2020 Spitfire: The People’s Plane It’s hard to think of a plane that has captured a nation’s … Read more
We will not be able to dance a conga or enjoy a street party — let alone flock to Buckingham Palace, as millions did back on May 8, 1945. Tomorrow, 75 years on, it is going to be an unavoidably subdued anniversary of the day that the UK finally celebrated Victory in Europe. Nonetheless, we … Read more
We will not be able to dance a conga or enjoy a street party — let alone flock to Buckingham Palace, as millions did back on May 8, 1945. Tomorrow, 75 years on, it is going to be an unavoidably subdued anniversary of the day that the UK finally celebrated Victory in Europe. Nonetheless, we … Read more
A Spitfire flypast to celebrate Captain Tom Moore’s 100th birthday on Thursday has been cancelled after the Department of Transport cited concerns over whether it would encourage crowds to form amid coronavirus lockdown. The Mark 9 Spitfire, named The Spirit Of Kent, was supposed to fly over Cpt Tom’s home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, at … Read more
A postmaster has been forced to take over an empty school as more than 40,000 cards pour in to mark the 100th birthday of Captain Tom Moore as a team of aircraft restorers prepare a Spitfire for flypast on his big day. The 99-year-old, who crowdfunded £28million for the NHS by walking lengths of his … Read more