The pilot of a Spitfire involved in a fatal crash in Lincolnshire has been named. Ministry of Defence officials named the pilot as Squadron Leader Mark Long, who was due to take over the Battle of ...

The Spitfire itself was the brainchild of Reginald Mitchell, whose revolutionary elliptical wing design made it the most ...

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” near ...

Two of the RAF’s most iconic aircraft — the Hurricane and Spitfire — take flight once more through the power of Blender 4.2. This breathtaking digital restoration project captures every rivet, ...

Two of the RAF’s most legendary aircraft—the Hurricane and the Spitfire—begin their journey back to flight. This stunning animated project captures the precision, passion, and history behind their ...

The search is on for the mysterious World War II sweetheart of a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot who was killed in the famous Great Escape. Flt. Lt. Alastair ‘Sandy’ Gunn was shot down over Norway on ...

"Our thoughts are with the pilot’s loved ones," the Prince and Princess of Wales said in a tribute message over the weekend Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: For Britain’s sake, it’s probably a good thing that the assessors never gave the P.24 a fighting chance. Early in the war, the Polish plane flew in combat with the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: It almost got passed over for a Polish variant that would likely not have been as successful. The Supermarine Spitfire fighter was arguably the most important British ...

(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. (CNN) — A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War ...