A look at the iconic combat aircraft, 90 years on from its first flight, and why it was the people's plane.

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

A replica British Spitfire fighter is on display in London ahead of the 75th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, D-Day landings. The British used the Spitfire throughout the war, and the replica is one ...

A British aviation enthusiast searching for scores of World War II-era Spitfire fighter planes he believes are buried in Myanmar said Tuesday he will continue his quest even though his main sponsor ...

The hope was to find scores of the famed British Spitfire planes buried at the close of the second World War in Burma. But despite spending more than a million dollars to fund the search so far all ...

YANGON, Myanmar — A search team led by a British aviation enthusiast arrived in Myanmar on Sunday to begin a dig they hope will unearth dozens of rare British Spitfire fighter planes said to have been ...

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 ...

Even nowadays, it is impossible for anyone who knows a bit of military aviation history to not recognize the famous Supermarine Spitfire from WWII, the aircraft that fought in the Battle of Britain, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: “No aircraft is as hallowed as the Spitfire,” Holland concludes. For Britain’s sake, it’s probably a good thing that the assessors never gave the P.24 a fighting ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: “No aircraft is as hallowed as the Spitfire,” Holland concludes. For Britain’s sake, it’s probably a good thing that the assessors never gave the P.24 a fighting ...