As a light fighter-bomber armed with 250- or 500-lb bombs, the Whirlwind was effective, proving itself in sweeps of the ...

Even among other Spitfires, serial number RM747 has a combat history and a prolific service career. But there's a big twist ...

Staff at a museum in Woodley will be digitising pictures that give insight into the aircraft manufacturing heritage of the ...

Staff at a museum in Woodley will be digitising pictures that give insight into the aircraft manufacturing heritage of the area.

It's powered by a colossal 27-liter Rolls-Royce V-12 similar to that found in the WWII-era Spitfire fighter plane. Originally sold a couple of years ago, it's been refreshed and refinished and wears a ...

The Supermarine Spitfire first gained fame for its role defending England alongside other aircraft during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. The Spitfire's pilots soared on distinctive ...

Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and ...