The Spitfire played its part in many of the crucial battles of World War Two, giving the RAF a critical edge over the German Luftwaffe. The ground breaking original design meant the plane could be ...

An RAF pilot has died in “a tragic accident” after a Spitfire crashed into a field ... for Typhoon pilots and is home to two ...

Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Mark Long died Saturday when his Spitfire fighter crashed during a reenactment of the Battle of Britain Coningsby base in Lincolnshire. Prime Minister Rishi ...

The Spitfire, a Mark IX built in February 1944 and given the military serial number MK356, was flown operationally on D-Day. It was fitted with a 27-litre Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 engine, rated at ...

The story of the mostly 554 Anglo-Argentine pilots that joined the Royal Air Force ... for the Spitfire donation that was named "Fire Land". Of the 554 registered so far, 122 died in combat ...

died at his home in Falmouth in February His funeral is being held in Truro on Wednesday Dr James had been presented in 2020 with a signed image of a Spitfire from the Royal Air Force after his ...