To mark the 100th 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 ...

We take part in a project focused on bringing an iconic RAF aircraft back to life. Through careful research and animation the Supermarine Spitfire flies once again. Every detail is shaped by ...

A legendary 1944 Supermarine Spitfire XIVe—one of the war’s most celebrated fighter planes—just hit the market, giving collectors a shot at owning a genuine slice of aviation history. This bird’s got ...

A rare Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIX with post WWII origins and a global restoration history is now listed for sale by Boschung ...

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 ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: “No aircraft is as hallowed as the Spitfire,” Holland concludes. For Britain’s sake, it’s probably a good thing that the assessors never gave the P.24 a fighting ...

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 ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Britain’s Directorate of Technical Development considered Poland’s PZL P.24 monoplane to replace the Hawker Fury before deciding to stay with the indigenous Spitfire.

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 ...