As World War 2 loomed over the horizon, the British Royal Air Force introduced the Supermarine Spitfire just in time for the ...

The Supermarine Spitfire and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 were more than just fighters—they were national symbols, forged in the crucible of war. One elegant, agile, and endlessly refined; the other brutal, ...

THIS neat three-bedroom 1930s home on an estate in Southampton does not look anything out of the ordinary. But it is the location of an extraordinary moment in history — the birthplace of the ...

Matt Kortas fell in love with the Supermarine Spitfire while flying the legendary British plane in dogfights against German aces. He was 15, at the controls of a computer game in his home near Detroit ...

Airplanes have long played an important role in wars, conducting reconnaissance and bombing missions — as well as fighting each other in the skies. Close-quarters combat between aircraft is known as ...

Image Credit: Senior Airman Keith James - Dvidshub.net/ Public Domain/ Wiki Commons. Some own the skies. Others slip through them unseen. But every aircraft in this ...

The Supermarine Spitfire is undoubtedly one of the top fighter aircraft of World War II. The Spitfire was based on a series of seaplanes designed by RJ Mitchell to take part in the Schneider Trophy ...