The Fw 190 hit the skies over France in 1941 and triggered what RAF pilots later called the “Fw 190 Scourge.” It was faster than the Spitfire V, rolled harder, and dictated the fight on its own terms.

Four British Spitfires flew a reconnaissance mission near Israeli forces in January 1949 and stumbled into one of the ...

An active-duty Royal Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Mark Long, died in a Spitfire crash during a display by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby, marking the first such fatality in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Day: served in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight for 24 years ​Squadron Leader Paul Day, who has died aged ...

In an obscure and perhaps less glorious role, Britain’s well-known World War 2 fighter excelled at important ...

Summary and Key Points: The Supermarine Spitfire, an iconic British fighter aircraft from World War II, was renowned for its agility and combat performance. Designed by R.J. Mitchell, it served ...

"This is what I want to do. I want to fly." 101 Films & Trinity Creative have revealed an official trailer for The Shamrock Spitfire - a WWII thriller about the true story of a famed fighter pilot. It ...

Britain’s Royal Air Force will ground a fleet of World War II-era aircraft following a deadly crash of one of its Spitfire fighters, the warplane famous for resisting the German Luftwaffe in the 1940 ...

Ronald David Scott was born on October 20, 1917, to a Scottish father, Roy Douglas Scott (a Boer War veteran and a dragoon in World War I and one of the first referees in Argentine rugby), and an ...

The upcoming film "Shamrock Spitfire" tells the inspiring true story of legendary World War II Irish fighter pilot Brendan "Paddy" Finucane. This multi-award-winning, gripping feature chronicles the ...

The opportunity to fly a Spitfire from Sleap offers a unique combination of aviation history and spectacular scenery.