A Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 1 in flight from Eastleigh Aerodrome, 1938. The Royal Air Force’s first operational Spitfires arrived at the 19th Squadron’s airfield at Duxford on August 4 ...

On this day in aviation history, March 5, 1936, the legendary Supermarine Spitfire took ... by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, the Spitfire first entered RAF service with No. 19 Squadron at Duxford ...

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British fighter aircraft used by the RAF and many other Allied countries during World War Two. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and ...

Flying Officer Robert Stanford Tuck flying aircraft registration FZ-L number K9906 leads two flights of No.65 'East India 'Squadron Royal Air Force Fighter Command Supermarine Spitfire Mk1's in ...

A Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1A of RAF Squadron 19 being re-armed between sorties at Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire in 1940. [Courtesy: Imperial War Museum] “Pilots on both sides were at the controls ...

Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane. The future flying status of the vintage planes remains uncertain pending the completion of the RAF's investigation. Notably, key figures like King ...

This undated photo shows one of the famed British RAF Supermarine Spitfire planes assembled in Casablanca during World War II, in flight. (AP Photo) “The Spitfire is one of the most iconic ...

The plane was the Supermarine Spitfire. It’s not hard to make ... A Californian who traveled to Britain to sign up for the Royal Air Force agreed: “I often marvelled at how this plane could ...

An RAF pilot has died in a "tragic accident ... According to Gloucestershire Live, the spitfire involved was a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft. The model was previously used both before and after ...

“Awful news to see the life of a serving RAF pilot cut short in this tragic event. “My thoughts are with their family and loved ones.” The aircraft was reportedly a Supermarine Spitfire that ...

Article continues below The Supermarine Spitfire was a British ... which would make it more expensive than the RAF's other high performance fighter — the Hurricane. For those who would rather ...

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British fighter aircraft used by the RAF and many other Allied countries during World War Two. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and ...