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

Britain was supposed to be neutral, but the sky over Rafah didn’t care. Four RAF Spitfires get shot down in a case of deadly confusion, and suddenly the situation spirals fast. Israel sends four ...

The reverberation of that maiden flight can still be felt in the streets of Southampton today, especially today, on this landmark 90th anniversary.

A Spitfire has been repainted in the style of the original K5054 prototype, and it will embark on a series of flights to mark the 90th anniversary of the plane. The BBMF, which operates from RAF ...

The Supermarine Spitfire single-seat fighter aircraft of the Second World War marks nine decades since its first flight in 1936.

Ken Wilkinson, one of the last survivors of "The Few" — the band of pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain — has died. He was 99. The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust said Wilkinson died Monday. The ...

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 ...

Spitfire to fly across UK to celebrate iconic aircraft’s 90th anniversary - Each journey will begin and conclude where RJ ...

A series of nine Spitfire flights across the UK have been announced to mark the 90th anniversary of the famous Battle of ...