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 ...

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 engine in the Supermarine Spitfire was a Rolls-Royce Merlin that eventually went into America's P-51 Mustang, as well. It had a lot of power.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Spitfire, PS853, was delivered to the RAF 68 years ago and designed as a fast, high-flying aircraft. ... Six pictures of explosion scene as demolition draws to a close. External.

A SPITFIRE has crashed in Kent after losing power minutes after take off. By Alix Culbertson. ... Man dead after Worksop explosion as police find body in wreckage of destroyed house.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...