The program to train World War II British pilots was launched in 1941 under the provisions of the Lend-Lease Act.

LONDON-A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed near a British air force base in eastern England on Saturday, killing the pilot, the U.K. defense ministry said. The ministry confirmed the ...

One of the last living female World War Two pilots, Mary Ellis ... her 100th birthday - held at the airport - Mrs Ellis said the Spitfire had always been her favourite aircraft.

The Spitfire is the most ... of the most dangerous places to be in WW2. Find out if you would have what it takes to be part of the crew. WW2: How did the British plan to celebrate VE Day?

It's been more than 80 years since former Second World War Spitfire pilot Ken Raven was last at the controls of a Harvard Mark II trainer, though you wouldn't know it by the way he flew Thursday ...

The engine of a Spitfire that crashed in a field in East ... His daughter-in-law Jane Wooler told the BBC the Australian pilot Ted Hall - who Mr Wooler later met - parachuted out of the plane ...