THE 75th anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire will be marked in the Midlands tomorrow, where the majority of the famous aircraft were made, with a gathering of special guests and an aerial ...

This is a painting of a Spitfire Mk9 of 274 Squadron, flown by Jack Aldred, (born Bramfield, Suffolk, 1924, died 2004). Jack flew over 100 operational hours on Spitfires, but his luck ran out on 16 ...

This Mk9 Spitfire is said to be the only one of its kind still flying that was originally painted in desert camouflage Two different Spitfires and a rare World War One bomber are set to perform at a ...

Tom Chivers reviews The Spitfire: Britain’s Flying Past (BBC Two), in which John Sergeant celebrates the 75th anniversary of Britain’s best-known fighter plane. By Tom Chivers 22 September 2011 • ...

A FLYING club owner in Oxfordshire who wants to build a squadron of 12 Spitfires has completed his first model. Now Paul Fowler wants to speed up finishing the rest of the £3.7m project so a crew can ...

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