From biplanes to fast jets

Flight’s glamorous beginnings

This fantastic plan, which led the then Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS), Air Vice-Marshal Arthur T Harris, to remark ‘the story, that appears too fantastic for words, might have a fortunate outco

When Buckingham Palace was hit by bombs on 15 September 1940, it brought the war to the very front door of King George VI and his wife Elizabeth, the Queen consort. Just over two weeks later, the war

LIFE AND DEATH FOR THE LUFTWAFFE IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

Fritz Kosmahl, destined to become one of Germany’s most highly decorated two-seater pilots, was born in Leipzig on 5 September 1892. His early interest in aviation led him to undertake pilot training

‘I GOT SHOT at plenty of times,” recalls Flight Lieutenant Caroline Paige MBE of her 35-year Royal Air Force (RAF) career, which began in 1980. “There were really scary moments. Flying jets in the 80s