The original K5054 first flew on March 5, 1936, and was piloted by Captain Joseph “Mutt” Summers. The test pilot’s first words after clambering out of the cockpit were “I don’t want anything touched” ...
Spitfires will fly over Yorkshire on Wednesday (April 8), marking the 90th anniversary of the aircraft's very first flight.
Discover the final operational flight of the RAF Supermarine Spitfire on April 1, 1954, marking the end of an era for one of ...
The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity that began in 1939. However, at this ...
As brutal as it may have been, the Second World War has a strange hold on many of us who didn’t actually get to experience it firsthand, but share a passion for mechanical things. That’s because the ...
The Red Arrows will fly alongside the “prototype” Spitfire for the first time as part of celebrations to mark the famous ...
The iconic Supermarine Spitfire will take flight across the coastline of the UK this week to mark the 90th anniversary of the ...