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, ...

A look at the iconic combat aircraft, 90 years on from its first flight, and why it was the people's plane.

The Supermarine Spitfire single-seat fighter aircraft of the Second World War marks nine decades since its first flight in 1936.

During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably. The Supermarine Spitfire is arguably the most accomplished, and most celebrated, ...

A tribute flypast and new plaques are planned for the Supermarine Spitfire's anniversary.

EXCLUSIVE: For 90th anniversary of its maiden flight, historian and columnist Leo McKinstry pays glorious tribute to the ...

During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably. As Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill said about the Royal Air Force (RAF) ...

This Spitfire had it all. It was a Mark Vc, the distillation of everything the Royal Air Force had learned in the desperate days of the Battle of Britain. "This is the gold standard," Martin Henocq ...

Back in 1940 he was one of the few: 68 years later, Spitfire pilot Wg Cdr Peter Ayerst was at our 100 Greatest party representing all those who flew the iconic fighter, credited - along with the ...