A Spitfire cockpit simulator designed and developed by engineers from Nottingham University has been officially unveiled at a Stoke-on-Trent gallery. A Spitfire RW388 on show at the Potteries Museum ...

How did the two iconic fighters of the Second World War—the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either plane demonstrably better? We examine the two based on ...

Click to open image viewer. Supermarine Spitfire F. Mk. VIIc single seat, low wing monoplane high altitude fighter; enclosed cockpit; aluminum monocoque stressed skin elliptical wing with wingtip ...

An extraordinary unique opportunity for history lovers to get up and personal with an amazing Spitfire is taking place at Imperial War Museum Duxford. Lovingly restored from the Second World War, ...

The Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most innovative WWII planes, earning much respect because of its performance and prowess during key points of the war. Often described as one of the most ...

A Spitfire's cockpit canopy detached mid-flight, causing an emergency return to Biggin Hill airport. The incident involved a Spitfire IXT, registered G-BMSB, which had taken off from London Biggin ...

‘Spit’ pilots flew their first combat missions over Dunkirk during the Battle of France David Kindy - Correspondent Flight Lieutenant Robert Stanford Tuck of the Royal Air Force was closing in on his ...

Discover the final operational flight of the RAF Supermarine Spitfire on April 1, 1954, marking the end of an era for one of ...

AN RAF veteran has returned to the skies behind the controls of a Spitefire – 75 years after he flew one in his pyajamas on D-Day. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...

Click to open image viewer. Supermarine Spitfire F. Mk. VIIc single seat, low wing monoplane high altitude fighter; enclosed cockpit; aluminum monocoque stressed skin elliptical wing with wingtip ...