The engine of a Spitfire that crashed in a field in East Sussex during World War Two is set to go on display in a museum. How it got there has been called a "fascinating" story. When Phil Wooler ...

One WW2 Spitfire engine's 'fascinating story' Image source, Getty Images. Image caption, The engine sat on a farm for a decade . Joshua Askew. BBC News, South East. Published. 19 April 2025.

One WW2 Spitfire engine's 'fascinating story' 19 April 2025. Share Save. Joshua Askew. BBC News, South East. Share Save. Getty Images. The engine sat on a farm for a decade .

The spitfire is the most famous plane of WW2. Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British the critical edge.

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 ...

WW2 Spitfire shot down over Dunkirk on sale for £2.5m. Auctioneers expect the fully restored fighter, once flown by Great Escape veteran Peter Cazenove, to create a real buzz when it goes under ...

On 26 July 2018, it was announced that Mary Ellis, one of the last surviving women to have flown a Spitfire plane in WW2, had died. The 101-year-old passed away at her home on the Isle of Wight ...

AN ICONIC restored WW2 Spitfire has taken to the skies again for the first time in sixty years – and next month it will set off on a remarkable around-the-world record flight attempt. Known … ...