The Spitfire, which had fought in the Battle ... "A nice early surprise was finding the cockpit door, which is what the pilot would have bolted open and slid the hood back and jumped out the ...

Finding the cockpit door was an unexpected but welcome surprise Remnants from an RAF Spitfire plane that crashed into a field in County Monaghan in 1942 have been recovered. It was believed the ...

2024, and serves as a reminder of the importance of following safety checklists, particularly with specific aircraft requirements, like the Spitfire's cockpit door closure before the canopy latches.

2024, and serves as a reminder of the importance of following safety checklists, particularly with specific aircraft requirements, like the Spitfire's cockpit door closure before the canopy latches.

"The cockpit door was a bit of a surprise," he said ... Josie McCusker, who remembers seeing the Spitfire fall from the sky all those years ago, stayed for the entire duration of the dig.

Just when you thought there was no way to make the view of the Forth Bridge any more spectacular, along comes a Spitfire cockpit video from the 125th Anniversary flypast. The famous fighter marked ...

The Spitfire was technology. It was art. It was Mars in a sleek, all-metal monocoque with elegant, elliptical wings. The Spitfire made everyone who sat in the aircraft’s tiny cockpit feel great, feel ...