And the aircraft is only a part of his squadron ... Trips to museums inspired his love of the Spitfire and building models of it, with plastic and glue eventually being superseded by plywood ...

A pensioner spent five years building a replica model of a Spitfire fighter plane before displaying it in his village garden. Ray Burden, 75, painstakingly built the stunning 1/4 scale model of the ...

Ray Burden, 75, painstakingly built the stunning 1/4 scale model of the iconic British war plane from scratch to honour the country's veterans ...

A man from a Warwickshire village spent five years constructing a quarter scale model of a Spitfire fighter plane to honour veterans. Ray Burden built the plane out of plywood, using aircraft plans ...

Often described as one of the most beautiful aircraft built, its streamlined appearance belies its deadly purpose as a fighter . The Spitfire's success stemmed from a combination of its unique ...

Aviation worker Mr Fox bought the fibreglass replica aircraft off a fellow enthusiast ... Trips to museums inspired his love of the Spitfire and building models of it, with plastic and glue ...

Complicated computer graphics were still decades away, and while scale models could ... at least as far as aircraft are concerned, is undoubtedly the Supermarine Spitfire. An oft quoted scene ...

The impressive lineup featured everything from classic World War II trainers to iconic fighters like the Spitfire, Mustang ...

Military aviation watch specialist AVI-8 has announced six limited-edition models to mark the 80th anniversary of VE-Day. Available from 8th May, the capsule collection is limited to between 80 and ...