As Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill said about the Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilots’ heroic performance in winning ...
On January 7, 1942, the Supermarine Seafire, the navalized version of the Spitfire, made its first flight. Developed in order to provide a high-performance fighter capable of carrier operations ...
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 ...
A series of plaques describes the "trials and tribulations" people went through during a city's wartime effort to build ...
The exhibition features seven aircraft that represent those flown during the summer of 1940 in Great Britain and France, along with memorabilia and guided tours.
Apprentices at Lancashire aerospace leader Airframe Designs are using the latest technology to help develop their expertise ...
The Roaring 40s Harvard & Yak 52 teams will appear with their spectacular formation displays along with the Grumman Avenger, ...
Classic Flyers is showcasing rare and impressive aircraft, with air and ground displays at the Classic Flyers Aero Day, this ...
An exterior view of St George's, the chapel at RAF Biggin Hill. A Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane stand guard outside. (IWM RAF-T 6209) The development of the Spitfire aeroplane during ...
Pieces of New Zealand’s aviation heritage graced the sky during the Classic Flyers Aero Day at Classic Flyers this weekend. A ...
The apprentices on the project, Ben Porter and Adam Snelson of Airframe Designs, are developing new skills in stress analysis and design respectively. In all, six apprentices from Airframe Designs are ...
Chris Tong told the BBC his father Cyril, who was a designer of the spitfire at Supermarine, had come home "quite shaken" after one of the factory bombing raids. "He'd said that there were two ...