It flew sorties all through World War II, shot down a German fighter in a kill-or-be-killed dog-fight, and starred in the 1969 blockbuster movie The Battle Of Britain before being mothballed for 41 ...

One of only two Mk.1 Spitfires still able to fly today has sold for a record amount at Christie's auctions. The gavel fell at £3,106,500 (US$4,784,010) on the painstakingly restored RAF Spitfire P9374 ...

Over 20,000 Supermarine Spitfires were built, making it the most produced British aircraft in history.

Seven decades after it crash-landed on a French beach during the Battle of Britain, and 35 years after it reemerged from the sand, the last Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1—GR-J/P9374 in private ...

Even if you are not into military hardware or the history of the Second World War, the name Spitfire still probably rings some bells. The aircraft, made by British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine, ...