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Spitfire Mk.IX "LZ842" is seen here during a display practice at Old Warden ahead of the 2025 airshow season. The aircraft, ...
The final operational sortie of an RAF Spitfire took place on April 1, 1954, by a Mk 19 Spitfire of 81 Squadron. It flew from an RAF base in Singapore to photograph a jungle area near Johor ...
Owned by Rolls-Royce and based at East Midlands Airport, the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 19 G-RRGN PS853 is a regular visitor over the region. Michael Bilbie said he heard the "unmistakable Griffon ...
April 22, 2025, marked an extraordinary milestone in aviation history, as the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I P9372 took to the skies for the first time since it was shot down during the Battle of ...
The Spitfire Mk IX, known simply as the “Silver Spitfire,” is set to become the first of its type to fly around the world. Starting August 5, aviators Steve Brooks and Matt Jones will be ...
Spitfires like the Mk Ia P9368 QV-K of No.19 squadron have become an important ... Now an Imperial War Museum (IWM) site, its Spitfire: Evolution of an Icon exhibition traces the plane's development.
The first intact Spitfire Mk I was captured by the Germans during the Dunkirk evacuation and immediately used by the Germans against Bf 109E in mock aerial combat. The Spitfire, that was test ...
A Supermarine Spitfire F.Mk.VB of RAF 243 Squadron in flight. NASM Photo SI-81-1431A The legendary Supermarine Spitfire gave the British a fighter that could compete with Germany’s Messerschmitt ...
"Whilst the investigation into the fatal accident involving Spitfire Mk IXe MK356 on 25 May 24 continues, all available evidence has been considered in making the decision to return to flying." ...