PLANE-SPOTTERS and history buffs enjoyed the rare opportunity to glimpse an iconic RAF aircraft as it landed and took off from Southend Airport. The Lancaster Bomber, developed for use in the Second ...

Built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (which eventually became one of the founding components of BAE Systems), the Blenheim made its maiden flight on April 12, 1935, under the designation of Type 142 ...

Britain and the war in the air -- Battles in the sky, battles in Whitehall -- April Fools' Day 1918 -- "A very grueling business": saving the RAF Summary "The birth of the Royal Air Force during World ...