A silver Spitfire plane that served in World War II, flying more than 51 missions during the war, is en route to the New York City area in an attempt to complete the world’s longest flight. Leaving ...
On an October afternoon in 1939, German bombers launched a surprise raid over Scotland, met by the iconic Spitfire for the ...
LONDON — A restored World War II Spitfire, which was shot down over northern France in 1940, is expected to raise about $3 million for charity when it goes up for auction in London next week. The ...
When Martin Phillips, an English tool shop owner, received a single rivet from a WWII Spitfire as a 40th birthday gift, it changed his life. His challenge: to rebuild the iconic plane from the one ...
"They say she was beautiful. A dream. But for all her good looks, she was also a killer." The story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II. Spitfire is ...
It flew sorties all through World War II, shot down a German fighter in a kill-or-be-killed dog-fight, and starred in the 1969 blockbuster movie The Battle Of Britain before being mothballed for 41 ...