On June 7, 1927, the Supermarine S.5 made its first flight. Designed by Reginald Mitchell for the Schneider Trophy, this ...

A decorated Windsor soldier who spent hundreds of hours flying a Spitfire in the Second World War was posthumously celebrated ...

A man has supersized his childhood hobby of making model Airfix kits by buying a full size Spitfire - that he keeps ... The RAF's iconic Supermarine Spitfires helped defeat Luftwaffe air attacks ...

Hornby Plc, the U.K. maker of model trains, said sales of its Airfix model kits doubled after a British Broadcasting Corp. television program featured a life-size model of a Supermarine Spitfire ...

Of course, aircraft dominate (the Supermarine Spitfire is easily Airfix’s biggest-selling model), but among the Avro Vulcans, Sopwith Camels and Messerschmitt Bf 109s, I spy neat rows of cars ...

Fans of Airfix models will be able to step back ... the 1949 Ferguson tractor and the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane aircraft. Hornby will begin production after around 500 requests.

The island country also developed some truly iconic fighter planes, with the Supermarine Spitfire perhaps being one of the most recognizable military vehicles of the war. Its distinctive ...

Fans of Airfix will be able to go back in time and ... to garden birds such as robins and woodpeckers The World War 11 Spitfire plane is expected to be one of the models most requested to be ...

During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably. The Supermarine Spitfire is arguably the most accomplished, and most ...

That aircraft dived toward the ground, then leveled off at treetop level. Tuck, flying a Supermarine Spitfire, gave chase, trying to stay close to the evasive enemy plane. As he lined up the ...

While numerous variants of the Spitfire were built, with several wing configurations, it was designed by R.J. Mitchell – chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works in Southampton – in the ...

The Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most innovative WWII planes, earning much respect because of its performance and prowess during key points of the war. Often described as one of the most ...