The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) stopped using its Merlin-engined Hurricanes and Spitfires following the death of ...

Jack Hemmings co-founded the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and is believed to have been the oldest British pilot to take ...

During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably.

An experienced pilot died after going into a spin on the final test flight of a Spitfire replica, an inquest heard. Trevor ...

A jury inquest has commenced into the death of a Spitfire pilot who was testing the replica aircraft in Oxfordshire when he ‘spun’ to his death. Trevor Bailey, 68, died on August 22 ...

A forensic pathologist said he could not rule out that a Spitfire pilot who ‘spun’ to his death in Oxfordshire had an incident with his heart during the flight, an inquest has heard.

On 5 March 1936 the prototype Spitfire made its maiden flight. Its creator R.J. Mitchell would not live to see its finest ...

In aircraft powered by the legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, including the Supermarine Spitfire, pilots could obtain a burst of additional power by pushing a switch on the throttle quadrant.' ...

The pilot was killed when the Spitfire he was flying crashed in a field near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. In a social media post, the BBMF said it would be flying all its aircraft again during ...

A forensic pathologist said he could not rule out that a Spitfire pilot who ‘spun’ to his death in Oxfordshire had an incident with his ...