The Battle of Britain was a turning point in WWII—and at its heart was a sleek new fighter and a farm boy from Australia. The video traces the birth of the Spitfire, from an experimental monoplane to ...

He heard the explosion and watched the plane wreckage come down to earth while he was walking to Sunday school with his sister. 'Intercept German aircraft' Mr Mankelow said: "My dad was killed in the ...

Rather more than was sought, a top speed of 250 mph and four guns, the Spitfire that would enter service could reach 348 mph and was equipped with twice that number of Browning guns. It was a ...

The Spitfire — Wembley 1944 "Robin. Come in. You're going to get killed." That was my mother shouting at me as I was playing in the garden. I was 7 years old at the time but I remember it clearly.

A pilot who died in a Spitfire crash last year had taken a cold and flu remedy, an inquest has heard. Former Royal Navy pilot and Falklands veteran Norman Lees took a preparation containing ...

The Spitfire hurtled into a field at 400mph and buried itself 7m (23ft) into the ground where it lay preserved for more than 30 years. It is now on permanent display at the Tangmere Military ...

A two-seat Spitfire tipped onto its nose in a crash-landing after its “distracted” pilot turned on an empty fuel tank by mistake, accident investigators said.

A Second World War Spitfire fighter plane has crashed in a field in Kent. The plane, owned by Fly A Spitfire, went down "in the vicinity of Hythe on 03/05/2025 (Saturday)", the company said in a ...

Spitfire crashes in Kent field hours before VE Day celebrations and fly-past A historic Spitfire was seen circling "for a couple of minutes" in West Hythe, Kent, at 7pm on Saturday evening before ...

A World War Two Spitfire has been forced to make an emergency landing in Kent after losing power. Spitfire MJ627 came down in a field on Lower Wall Road, West Hythe, on Saturday evening, said its ...