April 22, 2025, marked an extraordinary milestone in aviation history, as the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I P9372 took to the skies for the first time since it was shot down during the Battle of ...

A Battle of Britain recovery team is on an archaeological dig in the hope of unearthing a rare MK 2 Spitfire. Led by historian, broadcaster and television presenter Dan Snow the dig in Somerset is ...

A few years ago I was able to find out that the pilot was Flight Sergeant Jeff Weedon RAF age 22 and was able to visit his grave at the Cemetery in Falkirk, and his aircraft was Spitfire Mk 2 P8694.

The Spitfire, designed in the mid-Thirties by RJ Mitchell at Southampton’s Supermarine Aviation Works, was quick to capture the public’s imagination. Its aggressive pilots and tireless ground ...

4 Extra Debut. Historian Victoria Taylor looks back at the Spitfire, and the men and women who built it against all odds. From 2020. Show more Historian Victoria Taylor looks back at the Spitfire ...