Summary and Key Points: The Supermarine Spitfire, an iconic British fighter aircraft from World War II, was renowned for its agility and combat performance. Designed by R.J. Mitchell, it served ...

The island country also developed some truly iconic fighter planes ... All of this meant that the Spitfire was a very versatile aircraft, and successive variants would assume a variety of roles.

Often described as one of the most beautiful aircraft built, its streamlined appearance belies its deadly purpose as a fighter . The Spitfire's success stemmed from a combination of its unique ...

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British fighter aircraft used by the RAF and many other Allied countries during World War Two. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and ...

Though plans for a Spitfire fitted with an arrester ... and was also flown as both a fighter and an armed reconnaissance ...

Discover Spitfire pleasure flights, a funeral service with a twist and a team working to preserve the North East’s bus ...

A man from a Warwickshire village spent five years constructing a quarter scale model of a Spitfire fighter plane to honour ...

THIS is the shocking moment a Spitfire crash landed in a field while "practising for a VE Day event". The 82-year-old World War II fighter aircraft made the emergency landing in a farmer's crop ...

A Second World War Spitfire fighter plane has crashed in a field ... "We are aware of an incident involving one of our Spitfire aircraft. "We can confirm that a precautionary landing was made ...

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British fighter aircraft used by the RAF and many other Allied countries during World War Two. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and ...