A rare World War II–era Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1A – P9374 airplane is being auctioned off at Christie’s London on July 9, where it is expected to fetch £1.5 million–2.5 million ($2.3 ...
Click to open image viewer. Supermarine Spitfire F. Mk. VIIc single seat, low wing monoplane high altitude fighter; enclosed cockpit; aluminum monocoque stressed skin elliptical wing with wingtip ...
A look at the iconic combat aircraft, 90 years on from its first flight, and why it was the people's plane.
This Blender animation recreates the terrifying moment a Spitfire Mk I ditches into the freezing waters of the Solent. The legendary fighter of the Battle of Britain becomes a prisoner of the sea as ...
A long-lost World War Two plane flown by a pilot who took part in the 'Great Escape' has been found embedded in a remote Norwegian mountainside bog. The Spitfire AA810 was shot down while on a mission ...
A Spitfire flown in RAF service by Pilsen-born pilot Karel Pošta has appeared on a foreign sales portal. Many would like to see it in the Czech Republic.
One of only two Mk.1 Spitfires still able to fly today has sold for a record amount at Christie's auctions. The gavel fell at £3,106,500 (US$4,784,010) on the painstakingly restored RAF Spitfire P9374 ...
During World War Two, Spitfires were mass-produced in a matter of weeks. Today it can take years of research and hard work to restore one of these iconic fighter aircraft to the skies. When Spitfire ...