The Supermarine Spitfire Mark I was an elegant and agile fighting machine. The groundbreaking original design meant the plane could be upgraded with new engines and armaments. The Spitfire played ...

On January 7, 1942, the Supermarine ... Spitfire for the RAF, and preferring to focus production on the Fairey Fulmar for the Royal Navy, though combat experience would show this two-seat design ...

From a logistical standpoint, the Hurricane proved significantly cheaper to build than the Supermarine Spitfire as well as being even simpler to overhaul, especially when it came to repairing ...

Supermarine's Spitfire is undoubtedly one of the iconic fighters of WWII, and continues to garner support from warbird enthusiasts worldwide. 22 distinct major versions of the Spitfire were developed ...

chair of The Spitfire Makers Charitable Trust, said: "When the bombing happened in September 1940 then all of the different [Supermarine] departments needed somewhere to go - and the design office ...