The Battle of Britain’s greatest ace wasn’t British – it was Josef František from Czechoslovakia. ️Fighting across Europe and taking to the skies against Nazi Germany, František’s ...

But Devitt also points out that 303 Squadron lost fewer pilots during the Battle of Britain than most RAF units. The Czech ace was permitted to fight what was in effect a private war against the ...

"There are lots of aces in this photograph ... in a sculpture of John by the artist Stephen Melton at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum. John was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and ...

In this collection of programmes, we hear from some of the battle's heroes, see the Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane fighter planes in action and discover why the Battle of Britain should always be ...

Series editor John Farren writes: Edward Mannock VC and James McCudden VC rose from modest backgrounds to become two of Britain's greatest fighter aces in ... story of their battle to survive ...