Nazi Germany overran France and forced the British army to evacuate at Dunkirk. Severely lacking in military equipment, Britain and her empire now stood alone against Adolf Hitler's forces.

Explore the key events of the Battle of Britain with clips from over 50 years of BBC television and radio programmes The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air ...

The Hawker Hurricane was not as attractive or streamlined as the Spitfire, and it failed to capture the public’s respect in ...

He was a pilot in the Battle of Britain at age 21. Those who fought in the three-and-a-half-month battle came to be known as “The Few,” following on then PM, Sir Winston Churchill.

He never saw his role in the Battle of Britain as anything other than doing the job he was trained to do. He didn’t see it as an epoch-making moment in the history of the RAF or the United Kingdom.

Winston Churchill thanked the Battle of Britain heroes in a famous speech when he said: “Never in the history of human conflict has much been owed by so many to so few.” Paddy recalled ...

‘It was a seminal period in British history, when there was us standing ... it was The Few of the RAF who fought and won the Battle of Britain. 'That gave Winston Churchill the confidence ...

History was part of ... began detailing their preparations for the invasion of Britain, the RAF was steeling itself for the critical battle to come.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... the last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, has died aged 105. Born in Dublin in 1919, Hemingway dedicated ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, following ...

He never saw his role in the Battle of Britain as anything other than doing the job he was trained to do. He didn’t see it as an epoch-making moment in the history of the RAF or the United Kingdom." ...