Joe Hurst clambers into the cockpit of Spitfire TA805, a Mk IX, on which “Spirit of Kent” is emblazoned in white lettering. He checks his instruments and starts the engine. A puff of bluish ...

The Spitfire Mk IX, known simply as the “Silver Spitfire ... Flying the aluminum machine — which has the largest petrol engine ever built, Brooks says — is going to be a challenge ...

The Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most innovative ... By the time the Merlin Mk II and Mk III engines were installed in Supermarine Spitfires, the agile fighter had an engine power rating ...

Because this Spitfire Mk IX has no camouflage or squadron markings ... First, the aircraft was in pretty good condition — with the engine intact — and therefore only needed restoration ...

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) at RAF Coningsby, Lincs, resumed operation of its single-engine Merlin-powered ... out following the loss of Spitfire Mk IX MK356 and its pilot ...

In terms of piston-engine powered seaplanes go, the final Mk IX Spitfire floatplane may very well have been the zenith of its performance. Just like all previous Spitfire seaplanes, the ultimate ...

Following the D-Day landings, a few resourceful Spitfire MK IX pilots modified their bomb-carrying wings in order that they could carry beer kegs. Those “beer bombs” ensured a welcome supply ...

The airframe conversion was handled by a specialist firm on the Isle of Wight, the engine ... MK XVI, considered by collectors as being less desirable than this two-seater MK IX Spitfire.

The Vickers-Supermarine Mk IX Spitfire is one of batch of 103 built at Castle Bromwich and delivered to the RAF in November 1944. Four years later, re-equipped with a Rolls Royce engine ...