The program to train World War II British pilots was launched in 1941 under the provisions of the Lend-Lease Act. It is a well-known fact that prior to the United States of America’s official entry ...

The British government, motivated by German air superiority and a lack of fuel and planes, scrambled to begin a program with one goal: Turn untrained British soldiers into capable military pilots.

BBC Breakfast viewers were amazed as 105-year-old WW2 Mosquito pilot Colin Bell celebrated his birthday on the show,.

In 1940, the United Kingdom endured constant German Luftwaffe raids. Aircraft and pilot losses stretched the country’s resources. Because the island was in range of German planes, safe areas for pilot ...

(CNN) — A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. The RAF announced Saturday the pilot had died in a “tragic accident” ...

"These pilots ferried aircraft, flew targets for ground artillery practice, tested airplanes and equipment, and many of them flew in combat. Topics covered include the training of female pilots, how ...