Airfix model fan supersizes his boyhood hobby to buy enormous replica Spitfire for his garden By TOM MIDLANE Published: 09:01 EDT, 16 February 2025 | Updated: 09:35 EDT, 16 February 2025 ...

The engine in the Supermarine Spitfire was a Rolls-Royce Merlin that eventually went into America's P-51 Mustang, as well. It had a lot of power.

A pensioner devoted five years to constructing a replica model of a Spitfire fighter plane, which now takes pride of place in his village garden. Ray Burden, 75, meticulously crafted the stunning ...

Man spends five years building model Spitfire. 14 May 2025. Share Save. Chloe Hughes. BBC News, West Midlands. Share Save. Ray Burden. The model plane was a project that Ray Burden started in ...

The Supermarine Spitfire had an excellent engine that even ended up being installed in American combat aircraft. It made the Spitfire as good as it was.

A pensioner devoted five years to constructing a replica model of a Spitfire fighter plane, which now takes pride of place in his village garden. Ray Burden, 75, meticulously crafted the stunning ...

Man spends five years building model Spitfire. ... The model plane was a project that Ray Burden started in lockdown in 2020. Chloe Hughes. BBC News, West Midlands. Published. 14 May 2025.