The Supermarine Spitfire emerged from a flawed interwar fighter competition to become Britain’s most iconic aircraft. Its ...

On January 7, 1942, the Supermarine Seafire flew for the first time, bringing the legendary Spitfire to aircraft carriers as ...

The Supermarine Spitfire, a British fighter that fought in the second world war, can claim to be the most significant combat aircraft in history. It was a brilliant design, a formidable combination of ...

Even among other Spitfires, serial number RM747 has a combat history and a prolific service career. But there's a big twist ...

The Supermarine Spitfire was a popular single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Allied Forces during World War II, the only British fighter in production throughout the war. Check out LIFE.com for ...

Supermarine Spitfire is one of the most notorious WWII warbirds, and some of them are still flyworthy. However, not all of them are available for sale. This one is, and you might want it. Some ...

A vintage British Supermarine Spitfire arrives at RAF Lakenheath, England, May 7, 2018. (Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew/Air Force) LONDON—A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed near a British air ...

This Spitfire had it all. It was a Mark Vc, the distillation of everything the Royal Air Force had learned in the desperate days of the Battle of Britain. "This is the gold standard," Martin Henocq ...

(CNN) — A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. The RAF announced Saturday the pilot had died in a “tragic accident” ...