The Spitfire itself was the brainchild of Reginald Mitchell, whose revolutionary elliptical wing design made it the most ...

PRINCE WILLIAM echoed a child being moved on from his favourite toy earlier today when he asked for an extra 10 minutes in the cockpit of a Spitfire. The Duke of Cambridge was examining a newly ...

A Spitfire cockpit simulator designed and developed by engineers from Nottingham University has been officially unveiled at a Stoke-on-Trent gallery. A Spitfire RW388 on show at the Potteries Museum ...

Andrew Frankel may have enjoyed some pretty special driving experiences, but for him the opportunity to fly an authentic ...

You'll be able to experience the classic plane first-hand An extraordinary unique opportunity for history lovers to get up and personal with an amazing Spitfire is taking place at IWM Duxford.

Parts of an RAF Spitfire which have lain buried since World War Two after the fighter crashed into a field in Co Monaghan have been unearthed. Archaeologists recovered remnants of the wreckage at the ...

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Joy Lofthouse was admittedly nervous when she buckled her helmet and climbed into the cockpit of a Spitfire. "I’m not as confident as I [was] when I used to fly them alone when I was young," she told ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Supermarine Spitfire F. Mk. VIIc single seat, low wing monoplane high altitude fighter; enclosed cockpit; aluminum ...

An historic Spitfire that downed a German aircraft during the Second World War before starring in a string of hit Hollywood films in the 1960s is set to go under the hammer this weekend for a record ...

He risked his life fighting the Luftwaffe but now RAF fighter ace Eric Carter has finally been shot down â by health and safety bosses. Eric Carter flying Hurricane fighters with 615 Squadron in Hull ...