A Spitfire pilot shot down during World War Two is having a replica of his plane installed in his honour. Sergeant Allan Leaver-Ridings, from Middleton, was flying Spitfire W3644 when he was killed ...

Squadron Leader Paul Day, who has died aged 83, was a Cold War fighter pilot who served on the RAF’s Battle of Britain ...

On September 26, 1942, 11 American volunteers flying Spitfires with RAF's 133 Squadron mistakenly attacked over Brest, France, leading to a disastrous loss. This episode explores the causes, the ...

The fuselage of a Spitfire shot down during World War Two has gone on display at a museum to mark the efforts of Kent pilots who served as "spies in the sky". The Spitfire AA810 was part of the RAF ...

A pair of shipboard smugglers have a large diamond hidden inside a small elephant statuette, which they plant on absentminded Lord Epping to get it past customs. Now, his lordship is visiting Uncle ...

The family of a lost Spitfire pilot killed in the Second World War have spoken of their relief after his body was found by accident 70 years later. Sergeant William Smith was presumed to have crashed ...

Charles Debono looks back at the crash of Pilot Officer Walter ‘Pips’ Cripps on April 26, 1942. On April 26, 1942, Air Officer Commanding Malta, Air Vice Marshal Hugh Lloyd was advised that an ...

The iconic status of the Second World War Spitfire fighter was powered by successive improvements by Rolls-Royce to its Merlin engine There are few aircraft that are as iconic as the Spitfire. Often ...

A Spitfire that flew in WWII made its way home after 79 years. In 1942 a Mark V Spitfire was flown by two squadrons of Polish servicemen who flew out of RAF Woodvale near Formby. After Poland was ...

For some viewers, demanding historical accuracy in a counterfactual show whose central premise is that the Nazis won the Battle of Britain might seem a little pedantic. To others, however, it's ...

A Spitfire pilot who made his first parachute jump aged 92 has died. Southport resident Peter Proctor flew the legendary fighter plane after joining the RAF in 1942 and thankfully never had to use his ...