‘Spitfires belong in the skies’: The engineers keeping the Second World War fighters flying
On a bright Wednesday morning in Biggin Hill, south-east London, Joe Hurst clambers into the cockpit of Spitfire TA805, a Mk ...
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WW2: Why do we love the Spitfire?
The latest Spitfire Mark IX had a 1,720 horsepower engine and was equipped with both 20mm cannons and .50 calibre machine-guns. The fighters provided crucial air support for the D-Day landings and ...
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Two-Seat Spitfire MH367 To Join The Ultimate Warbird Flights Fleet in 2025
The Spitfire TR IX, pictured at Ardmore Airport ... originally built at the Castle Bromwich factory in July 1943 as a Mark IX ...