The Supermarine Spitfire is undoubtedly one of the top fighter aircraft of World War II. The Spitfire was based on a series of seaplanes designed by RJ Mitchell to take part in the Schneider Trophy ...

The British Supermarine Spitfire is perhaps one of the most recognizable military vehicles of World War II.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alex Monk said each plane he works on has a story to tell - GARETH FULLER/PA An aircraft engineer who restores historic Spitfire ...

LONDONLONDON — A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed near a British air force base in eastern England on Saturday, killing the pilot, the U.K. defense ministry said. The ministry confirmed ...

The Spitfire had its maiden flight on March 5, 1936 and began its service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1938. There were only 400 Spitfires in service when World War II started. It was the only ...

As brutal as it may have been, the Second World War has a strange hold on many of us who didn’t actually get to experience it firsthand, but share a passion for mechanical things. That’s because the ...

Prince William and Kate Middleton honored the death of Mark Long, a British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot who crashed while flying a World War II-era Spitfire plane on May 25. "Incredibly sad to hear of ...

The name Ares is not presently as widespread in the world of yachts as those of the industry’s veterans, but it might soon be, if everything falls into place. On top of that, the company, which has ...

Shuttleworth’s Spitfire is a mid-war Mark V model, which was not flown during the Battle of Britain. The Mark V, however, is ...

A pilot has been killed in a crash involving an amateur-built plane on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called to rural Malabaine, near Northam which is about 100km northeast of Perth in WA’s Wheatbelt ...