Infotaiment
Nice idea to link the original headliners of the current day. What I disliked was the fact, that you don't gain lifes back, while it is quite hard to hit the bigger targets. You should add a visual help to find their weak points or make their whole structure hit-able. (is that even a word??? =D)
Another idea of improvement would be to add the feature, that you may spend your points to get interceptors (Yeah, real Dog Fights!!!), additional anti-aircraft units runned by the AI or a Bullet Time.
Another way to improve it would be to add different weather conditions. (Britain is well known for its rainy day, you know? ;D)
THX.