The high ranking of the relatively obscure Hansa jet was the big surprise result in the nominations, and it certainly scores higher for beauty than it did for safety! It is interesting to note that ...

The Spitfire. A pinnacle of innovative British engineering and an icon of the skies that fiercely defended the United Kingdom from the might of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain and went on to ...

Ninety years on from the Spitfire's first flight on March 5, 1936, Hull Minster celebrated Britain's most iconic aircraft. A free event held in and around the Minster and Trinity Square enabled ...

The Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas offers that exact experience, along with dozens of other exhibits that will make you ...

The iconic fighter plane came to symbolise Britain’s defiance in the Second World War, and Swindon can claim a proud place in its history. The prototype Spitfire first flew from Eastleigh, near ...

To mark 90 years since the first flight of the Spitfire, the planes will run a special 90th anniversary trip around the UK for nine auction winners.

From biplanes in Brazil to the enduring legacy of the Spitfire, nothing compares with getting up close to aviation’s most ...

Building work has yet to start on the National Spitfire Monument, 16 years after the design was chosen. However, at Thursday's event in Southampton Airport to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the ...

Dual plaques were unveiled at Southampton Airport to mark the 90th anniversary of the first Spitfire flight and officially recognise the site's connection to the iconic plane. Two commemorative ...

Dual plaques were unveiled at Southampton Airport to mark the 90th anniversary of the first Spitfire flight and officially ...

The Supermarine Spitfire single-seat fighter aircraft of the Second World War marks nine decades since its first flight in 1936.