The single-seater Spitfire, which helped Britain beat back waves of German bombers during the war more than six decades ago, remains the most famous British combat aircraft. Britain built a total of ...

"Well apart from being totally gorgeous as an aeroplane, it's a symbol." Thursday marks the 90th anniversary of the first ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1944 'Spirit of Kent' Spitfire on the tarmac at Biggin Hill - Julian Simmonds for The Daily Telegraph On a bright Wednesday ...

"This is what I want to do. I want to fly." 101 Films & Trinity Creative have revealed an official trailer for The Shamrock Spitfire - a WWII thriller about the true story of a famed fighter pilot. It ...

LONDONLONDON — A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed near a British air force base in eastern England on Saturday, killing the pilot, the U.K. defense ministry said. The ministry confirmed ...

(CNN) — A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. The RAF announced Saturday the pilot had died in a “tragic accident” ...

Ronald David Scott was born on October 20, 1917, to a Scottish father, Roy Douglas Scott (a Boer War veteran and a dragoon in World War I and one of the first referees in Argentine rugby), and an ...

Residents are outraged by the decision to pull down the artwork. A life-size knitted spitfire outside Southport Town Hall, which was created to commemorate 80 years since the end of WWII, was removed ...