RAF returns historic Hurricane and Spitfire warbirds to airshow flying duties
Coming as welcome news to aviation enthusiasts worldwide, the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced that it…
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Topics related to the Spitfire, a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force before, during, and after World War II.
RAF pilot dies from injuries sustained in Spitfire crash near Coningsby base
A British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot has died after a Supermarine Spitfire crashed in a field near…
Flying club pays heartfelt tribute to friend killed in Spitfire crash
Enstone Flying Club, near Oxford in the United Kingdom (UK), has paid a heartfelt tribute to friend and…
Trooping the Colour: the 70 aircraft set to join Charles III’s birthday flypast
In the United Kingdom (UK) on Saturday, May 6, 2023, Charles III was crowned King in a coronation…
Spitfires and Red Arrows: Queen’s Jubilee to be marked with 70-aircraft flypast
If you’re in London on June 2, 2022, then you’re in for a treat. 70 aircraft, including Spitfires,…
Flight Test: Spitfire – The iconic British fighter thrilling a new generation
I can scarcely remember a time when the Spitfire wasn’t part of my life in some tiny but…
Iconic British Spitfire veers off runway, collides with parked aircraft – Report
British investigators have described an incident during which an iconic Spitfire Mk 26 veered off the runway at…
Spitfire replica celebrates 75th anniversary of D-day landings
To mark the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings, the replica of an iconic British aircraft was put…
The Supermarine Spitfire Took Flight 83 years ago
The Supermarine Spitfire Took Flight 84 years agoOn this day in 1936, one of the most iconic fighters…