The Arado Ar 196, a German floatplane that saw service during the Second World War as a reconnaissance aircraft, was ...

RAF Fighter Command refused to send Spitfires to France during the German blitzkrieg of 1940, and by July 1940 there were 19 Spitfire Mark I (MkI) squadrons available. Messerschmitt Me 109 ...

The Royal Air Force Museum is working to move over 50,000 historical pieces to its location in the English Midlands, where ...

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 ...

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A British Spitfire on display in 2018. The British Royal Air Force has grounded the World War II-era planes after a deadly crash involving a Spitfire last week.

A Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash “lived his life with an unwavering passion” and “will be cherished and deeply missed”, his family said.

The Spitfire is widely seen as the most famous British fighter aircraft in history. It played a key role in the Battle of Britain fought between the RAF and the German Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940.