616 Squadron was, in November 1938, one of the last of the RAF’s auxiliary squadrons to be formed, being based at RAF Finningley. Designated a fighter unit, its Spitfires flew with distinction over Du
A full history of the RAF's wartime Air Sea Rescue Service using many unseen photographs and 30 first-hand accounts of rescue at sea - many told for the first time in print.
Twenty-four aircrew who flew the iconic aircraft with the Fleet Air Arm, the Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force (SAAF) relate their experiences and affection for the Blackburn Buccaneer.
The RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service saved thousands of RAF, Commonwealth and Allied Airmen between 1939 and 1945. This fascinating account draws on first-hand interviews, photographs and official documen
Thousands of airmen shot own on enemy soil between 1940 an 1945 miraculously escaped capture. Revealed here are some of their stories, based on first-hand interviews, photographs and official document
The summer of 1940 witnessed the greatest air battle in history and its 70th Anniversary provides a unique occasion to remember the men?dubbed by Winston Churchill as "The Few"?who fought over the ski
