During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably.

World War Two fighter aircraft grounded after a fatal crash are to fly again, the RAF has said. The Battle of Britain ...

The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World War Two. Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British a decisive advantage fighting the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

The main aeroplane used by the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain was the Messerschmitt, while the RAF had the Hurricane and Spitfire. The Luftwaffe heavily outnumbered the RAF. During the ...

Mrs Fox, 57, does not share her husband's hobby but doesn't mind half the garden being taken up by the Spitfire and other Battle of Britain-themed decorations such as signs, a bell and even a ...

"Spitfire Paddy", as he became known, volunteered to join the RAF in 1938 and by the time the Battle of Britain began in 1940, he was in action and flying Spitfires. A film by John Bray For some ...

A Spitfire flew over Hampshire to mark the passing of a remarkable ... training involved the Merlin Aero engine fitted to spitfires, and just after the Battle of Britain, he was posted to RAF Ledsham ...

John had originally requested a flight in a Spitfire but was more than happy ... was shot down at the age of 20 in a Wellington during the Battle of Britain. "The Wellington exhibition was closed ...

A Spitfire flew over Hampshire to mark the passing of a remarkable 103-year-old former RAF flight engineer. Bryan Wardell had a distinguished career in the RAF as a flight engineer during the Second ...