Even nowadays, it is impossible for anyone who knows a bit of military aviation history to not recognize the famous Supermarine Spitfire from WWII, the aircraft that fought in the Battle of Britain, ...
During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably. The Supermarine Spitfire is arguably the most accomplished, and most celebrated, ...
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The Supermarine Spitfire was a popular single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Allied Forces during World War II, the only British fighter in production throughout the war. Check out LIFE.com for ...
This Spitfire had it all. It was a Mark Vc, the distillation of everything the Royal Air Force had learned in the desperate days of the Battle of Britain. "This is the gold standard," Martin Henocq ...
To mark the 100 th anniversary of the UK establishing the Royal Air Force as the first independent service of its kind, our cutaway choice for this Farnborough air show preview issue features two of ...
On January 7, 1942, the Supermarine Seafire flew for the first time, bringing the legendary Spitfire to aircraft carriers as ...
During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably. As Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill said about the Royal Air Force (RAF) ...