On that fateful day, 11 American pilots of RAF 133 Squadron, flying the latest Spitfire Mark 9s under the inexperienced ...

​Squadron Leader Paul Day, who has died aged 83, was a Cold War fighter pilot who served on the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) for 24 years, during which time he amassed ...

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX BS548 has completed its first post-restoration flights at Duxford, flown by Martin Overall, ...

The Enstone Flying Club in the U.K. is building a squadron of 12 90% replica Supermarine Spitfire Mk26B aircraft. These two-seat replicas, powered by V6 engines, will cost approximately $340,000 each, ...

The Supermarine Spitfire, a British fighter that fought in the second world war, can claim to be the most significant combat aircraft in history. It was a brilliant design, a formidable combination of ...

Flight Lieutenant Ronald Mackay flew Spitfires with No 234 Squadron and was once seriously injured baling out of his aircraft TRIBUTES have been paid to one of the last surviving Battle of Britain ...

Curator Jeremy Kinney explores the contribution of Royal Air Force leader Desmond Cooke to the improvement of Supermarine Spitfires prior to the Battle of Britain. Jeremy Kinney 65 Squadron received ...

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Summary: Recent months have seen several tragic military aircraft incidents. An F-35 Lightning II and an F-16 Fighting Falcon both crashed in New Mexico, while a vintage Supermarine Spitfire from the ...

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