The Supermarine Spitfire became a symbol of British resistance during WW2, but its reputation was built on far more than elegant curves. From its powerful Rolls-Royce Merlin engine to its distinctive ...

Click to open image viewer. Supermarine Spitfire F. Mk. VIIc single seat, low wing monoplane high altitude fighter; enclosed cockpit; aluminum monocoque stressed skin elliptical wing with wingtip ...

Joy Lofthouse was admittedly nervous when she buckled her helmet and climbed into the cockpit of a Spitfire. "I’m not as confident as I [was] when I used to fly them alone when I was young," she told ...

Out of the cockpit canopy, my peripheral vision captures the distinctively rounded wings of possibly the most famous aircraft type of all time, the Spitfire. The last of these iconic 1940s fighter ...

Back in 1940 he was one of the few: 68 years later, Spitfire pilot Wg Cdr Peter Ayerst was at our 100 Greatest party representing all those who flew the iconic fighter, credited - along with the ...