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 ...

In our regular column highlighting the life and careers of new RAeS Members and Fellows, we interview Apprentice Affiliate ...

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 ...

Chris Tong said the plaques tell a "terrific story" 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 ...

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 ...

“On display we have the RNZAF Air Force Heritage Flight of New Zealand operating their Supermarine Spitfire and P-51 Mustang,” Classic Flyers spokesperson said. “These aircraft are enabled ...

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 ...

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) Features in: The importance of radar The ...