Fighter Command was one of three functional commands – along with Bomber Command and Coastal Command – of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of ...

On this day in aviation history, 89 years ago-March 27, 1936-the first flight of the Fokker D.XXI took place. Designed in ...

The Royal Flying Corps, which became the Royal Air Force in 1918 ... These films are suitable for teaching History at GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and at National 5 in Scotland.

At the eastern end of the magnificent Lady Chapel built by King Henry VII is a chapel dedicated to the men of the Royal Air Force who died in the Battle of Britain between July and October 1940. This ...

John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the last surviving pilot that served in the Battle of Britain, has passed away at the age of 105.

Dubliner, Second World War RAF hero, and one of the most revered figures in British aviation history, Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway, passes away peacefully.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has conducted its first air-to-air refueling of Typhoons with a German Air Force Atlas A400M in an operation aimed at increasing capability as part of an international ...