Even nowadays, it is impossible for anyone who knows a bit of military aviation history to not recognize the famous Supermarine Spitfire from WWII, the aircraft that fought in the Battle of Britain, ...

The Silver Spitfire Mk XIX takes flight with a thunderous roar from its mighty Griffon engine. Every low pass and growling ...

A World War Two fighter plane not flown since 2021 will soon take to the skies once again. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) confirmed on social media its Spitfire PM631 had been cleared ...

After a 15-year treasure hunt, a farmer and aviation enthusiast struck gold, uncovering as many as 20 World War II-era Spitfire planes buried in Burma at the end of World War II -- a find he may lose ...

In March 1936, the Supermarine Spitfire took to the air for the first time. The legendary British combat aircraft would prove integral to the Allies’ victory in WWII, employing a potent mixture of ...

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EXACTLY 80 years ago today, on the afternoon of Thursday, March 5, 1936, five men assembled beside a motor car to smile for what appears to be a rather insignificant snapshot of the group caught in a ...

Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was fitted to many of the most significant warplanes of the ...