15 September 1945, Saturday. A captured German V-2 rocket on display in Trafalgar Square, London.

15 September 1952. First flight of the second prototype Breguet Br 960-02 'Vulture' (or Br 965). French prototype mixed power carrier-based attack aircraft equipped with more powerful Mamba ASMa.3 and Nene Mk 104 engines.

15 September 1959. First flight of the Lockheed AL.60 'Conestoga', four to six-seat light utility transport aircraft prototype, developed and produced by Aermacchi (LASA-60, AL-60).

15 September 1966. 13.59.35. UTC/GMT. Gemini 11 the ninth manned spaceflight mission of NASA's Project Gemini, returned to Earth and was recovered by the USS Guam.

15 September 1969. First flight of the Cessna FanJet 500 NC-500CC (renamed later as Cessna Citation I). American turbofan-powered small-sized business jet.

Died 15 September 1978, Wilhelm Emil "Willy" Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer and manufacturer.

15 September 1991. First flight of the Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) C-17 Globemaster III. US large military transport aircraft.

Today is Battle of Britain Day when we remember The Few, who defended our nation and fought against tyranny. We must never forget the sacrifice they made for our freedom. #LestWeForget #BoB84 #battleofbritainday

This year marks 84 years since the Battle of Britain, a key moment in WWII when the RAF defended the UK against relentless enemy airstrikes. The RAF remains a firm symbol of the UK's defence capabilities, with QRA operations. Find out more: raf.mod.uk/news/articles/…

Today is Battle of Britain Day. If you think of one thing today, think of ‘The Few’. #LestWeForget #TheFew #BoB84

Group Captain John Allman Hemingway, DFC, AE (born 17 July 1919). The last verified surviving airman of the Battle of Britain. He was shot down four times during the Second World War.

BE2 is displayed at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden. July 21st 2014

Nieuport XI "Bebe" in WW1 Italian markings and colour scheme

A segment of authentic lozenge painted fabric from a 1918 L.V.G.

A section of the upper wing panel from a WWI Fokker D.VII

Fokker DVII five colour lozenge fabric from top left wing with German cross. An aeroplane downed by USAS Captain Clayton Bissell, France 1918.

There's a lonely grave in Flanders Where a brave young hero sleeps; There's a cottage home in England Where a mother sits and weeps.

The French Army put a radio jammer on the Eiffel Tower to disrupt German signals during the 1914 Battle of the Marne

The World War 1 Fricourt German Cemetery emerging out of the morning mist.