A British museum has begun the process of lifting the only Nazi bomber to survive the Blitz from its shallow grave under 60 feet of water in the English Channel.

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What if today’s Luftwaffe fought in the 1940 Battle of Britain with modern jets and tech? This video explores how 21st-century German air power might fare against WWII-era RAF defenses, radar systems, ...

On August 18, 1940, over 500 German aircraft crossed the Channel in a coordinated assault to cripple Britain’s air defense. But the RAF had a strange, unproven weapon on their side—Chain Home ...

There has been increasing speculation that the RAF may be required to bear the brunt of the forthcoming cuts to defence budgets. But Sir Stephen Dalton, the Air Chief Marshal, said that, as in ...

The crew of a World War II RAF Bristol Blenheim bomber have been commemorated 72 years after their plane crashed over Cwmafan, Neath Port Talbot. On 12 June 1940, as Dunkirk was under way, the ...

Reading Room has launched a social media campaign for the RAF Benevolent Fund to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

Here’s What You Need To Remember: On a purely military level, the RAF simply wasn’t the primary impediment to a German invasion of the U.K.; a large fleet of Royal Navy warships was. By June ...