The Royal Air Force Museum recently announced plans for a 116m (380ft) ‘Beacon’, commemorating the Battle of Britain. It will act as both a tribute to the men and women who made victory possible, and as an educational experience to bring their achievements to the wider public.
As a child I wanted to fly Spitfires. Not Hurricanes. Not Blenheims, Fireflys, Swordfish, Typhoons, Tempests, Wellingtons or Lancasters. And definitely not Defiants. Only a Spitfire would do. Even though I was born in the late 70s, all of my class knew what a Spitfire was.
A German perspective on their defeat by the RAF at the Battle of Britain.
On 18 September 2005, the 65th anniversary year of the Battle of Britain, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall unveiled a sculpture on Victoria Embankment dedicated to the thousands of men and women who fought from 10 July – 31 October 1940.
A quick and easy guide to the Battle of Britain.
Should the RAF be credited with victory against the Germans at the Battle of Britain or was the Royal Navy in fact the stronger force behind the success? Military Times looks into the role of the Navy.
Battle of Britain Beacon/RAF Museum On the 13 May 2010, the Royal Air Force Museum...
As a child I wanted to fly Spitfires. Not Hurricanes. Not Blenheims, Fireflys,...
Photo: Rubelt September 1939 Much has been written about the Battle of Britain from...
On 18 September 2005, the 65th anniversary year of the Battle of Britain, the Prince...
What: The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign...
‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few’,...
Battle of Britain Beacon/RAF Museum On the 13 May 2010, the Royal Air Force Museum announced proposals for a unique new monument and exhibition...
Kabul to Jalalabad The first part of our Military Times Afghanistan series begins in Issue 1, with an in-depth chronicling of the British army’s...
The primary purpose of studying military history is not, in my opinion, in order to ‘ape’ the tactics of past commanders, but rather to...
Issue 1 Our first ever issue of Military Times firmly abides by that old cliché, ‘something for everyone’. From a detailed analysis...
